Why a forum? Why Discourse? Why not Discord?

It all started with a wake-up call on February 25 when a couple of trustworthy moderators were banned by Facebook, automated and wrongfully. One of them was Ammon Johns, who I’ve known for years and the most reasonable person I know writing stuff online. Facebook is plagued by spam, abuse, and scams. Facebook is a high-frequency dopamine-delivering platform. Facebook must have harsh measures for fighting any wrongdoing. It’s evident that such algorithms go wrong, and I’ve been banned a coup...