Personally, I love forums. I am not anti-social media though.But there is something about forums that I love. I actually visit FP probably 20-30 times a day! lol
During the day I do forums and then switch to Facebook to catch up with family and friends in the evening. I'll scroll through some of the Groups I'm in on Facebook as well because I can't find some of the up-to-date information I need for some things (my PEG allergy) on forums.
Prefer forums over social media with me being older than social media and used forums before social media was even thought of, so as a long time internet user i would prefer forums anyday
few reason is because of the community around the forum and its moderation around content, i feel social media do not care about its users and only care about numbers that use their services. when it comes to most forums i believe the teams who run them and the members are passionate about the topics the forums are about and do care for its members/users, to protect and ensure its a safe environment for their members too.