[quote=@The Harbinger of Ferocity]
Beyond a doubt, having been in forum roleplaying and roleplaying of some variety for decades, the medium has slowed down increasingly. While I too agree with the sentiment it will never truly die, it will likely never be as populous and widespread as it once was or even nearly as intense as it had been. It is more than just say, the issues of community or other, and rather it is just an overall trend. [u][b]People have become more flighty, less committed, less active, and that is not just here in the medium but as a whole.[/b][/u] A lot of tremendous work goes to waste as a result, as does massive opportunity such as the nature of so many being at home with virtually endless time to be creative and productive with their own visions and ideas, but that is the nature of the beast.
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Horse. Shit.

No, the reason forum RPing is slowing down has nothing to do with the crowd. It has to do with the evolving nature of our communication medium, and the rapid expanse of the internet. Forums were once the primo way to communicate with others. Now you have blogging sites, Reddit, fuck, people even RP in [i][b]facebook comments[/b][/i]. People aren't RPing any less than before, they're just doing it in other places and in other ways.

And for this notion that people have somehow become more flighty, lazy, and non-committal... have you [i]ever[/i] roleplayed with [i]anyone[/i]? I got ghosted on Roblox when I was 8, dropped like a brick on Tumblr when I was 13-14, RPs died left and right on TVtropes right before I came to this site, and over here? [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/80390-kite-the-realm-within-ones-heart-high-all-around-fantasy-rp/ooc]Here's[/url] one of my first roleplays on RPG. This is on-par with the level of a dead RP created two months ago.

People aren't changing. The medium is.