quite honestly, the way I see it, if you just want discussions and forums, go to reddit. I think SW is more for chatting with more people about "tabooed" topics. Yes you can use reddit for that as well, but given that a lot people on reddit look for actual conversations, and SW is more disposable, this is more of a go-to for tabooed topics (atleast for me).
@JerseyMike4Milk Oh sorry. I didn't notice there is someone else here in this thread. Whoever it is must have me blocked because I'm only seeing your side of the chat.