this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023
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That's where you lose me again.
Why would the engagement drop if a ton more users could consume your content.
It's not like the ratio of content creators to lurkers is any better on meta apps than here.
Btw thank you for the good faith discussion, I don't think that would have happened at the old place.
Lol the place that must not be named.
It's a numbers game. Getting engagement and knowing your audience are skills. The fediverse is a small place compared to meta. Being a big player in the fediverse for most posters is like being in the best team in a college league. Meta joining with 500-2000x the users is like suddenly having to compete at a national professional level. Certainly a few players have the skill, but most will get benched in no time.
Maybe I'm wrong and I hope that I am, but I certainly know most default sub comments at the other place had no upvotes, no replies, and were at the bottom of the thread never to be seen. On here, nearly every comment i see or post has SOME engagement (like this discussion!). It's a different game when you have hundreds of millions to billions of users.