This might be related to young people not understanding computer file systems and therefore not being able to navigate forum structures well. Young people simply click the search icon and find what they look for.
I listened to a pod a year or two ago where they interviewed science lecturers in universities. These lecturers have been forced to start computer 101 classes for a larger and larger number of university students, since they can't use a lot of software due to not understanding how folders work.
I found this link with a quick search:
https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z
Edit: I asked my daughter who is thirteen if she knows what files or folders are and she had absolutely no idea... Nooooo! I've raised a computer illiterate child!
Edit 2: My nine year old son understands it somewhat from looking at minecraft modding videos. Phew, I'm not a complete failure.
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