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More people also = more problems, exactly the reason those places turned to shit too.
More people, introduces different problems.
For example, not having enough people engaging in a more niche community is a HUGE problem, which can only really be fixed with more people.
i mean if you want a social media network to grow....
Things don't need to grow to be successful.
Right. Growth is how shit fails and ends up artificially kept alive.
A big part of the reason yes, but I think advertising has an insidious role also.
Lemmy instance admins have no financial interest in user's time on site. There's no outrage machine to drive engagement.