I will give Discord some props for attempting to get the positive aspects of forums back with forum channels. Their only fault was making them not distinct enough so there's no real benefit for most people to use them. They usually serve as galleries or just another way to group chats, all with little activity. Hell, the UI in forum threads is just the same old chat UI.
They were bound to fail with that half-assery. Why would anyone start a forum thread and go through the hassle of thinking of a title and tags when they can just talk about anything in the regular channels? They stood no chance.
@volpeon@icy.wyvern.rip