I'm just here because I'm a hipster and like old and/or niche things.

Edgy comments aside, I do think there's a generational shift in the mediums that people use and as others have mentioned there's something inherently attractive to use a single communication tool (such as Skype or Discord). I can't really say that most of my generational peers seem particularly keen on using forums overall, much less on pursuing roleplaying forums.

If I didn't enjoy occasionally writing longer posts, so essentially if I hadn't dipped my toes into the Advanced section, I'm not really sure if there would be much reason for me to use a forum to roleplay. Note, I don't mean to disparage Free or Casual, but by nature of the shorter post length, Discord is no longer as annoying to use.