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If people were so hungry for the imageboard way of life then imageboards would be the dominant format, except they're not. Besides 4chan, they are very niche. reddit, twitter, facebook and discord are what people want. Those are what killed forums (except discord, which came late to the party).

Imageboards don't have any better moderation than forums. Power-tripping is always the name of the game. Imageboards are also inundated with identity politics, particularly on 4chan where it's almost impossible to say anything without someone immediately claiming you're a weeb, autist, incel, tranny or kid. Your perceived identity is much, much more important than anything you have to say.