SELECT 
  discussion_posts.*, 
  discussion_messages.message, 
  discussion_rating.rating_value 
FROM 
  discussion_posts 
  LEFT JOIN discussion_messages ON discussion_messages.post_id = discussion_posts.post_id 
  LEFT JOIN discussion_rating ON discussion_rating.post_id = discussion_posts.post_id 
WHERE 
  discussion_posts.thread_id = 80 
  AND discussion_posts.status = 'A' 
ORDER BY 
  discussion_posts.timestamp DESC 
LIMIT 
  0, 10

Query time 0.00072

JSON explain

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            ],
            "attached_condition": "(`goimagine`.`discussion_posts`.`status` = 'A')"
          }
        },
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