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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those were not the people who engaged in discussions though. Most of them are the lurkers.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Still plenty of discussions happening. Does it matter that much of it is bots if people still read it and see the ads?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It matters to me, which is why I left. At the end of the day, I don't care one bit if the social network I use is financially successful, only if it provides me a good experience.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, I left for the same reason. But the CEO is still laughing his way to the bank while the communities are worse off. I'd say he won this one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Depends on your definition of "won". I agree with the sentiment elsewhere in this thread that the real winners who were able to migrate somewhere better, and that those platforms got enough of an influx to actually become worth visiting.