• june@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m curious what the actual traffic differences are today from previous. Is it really a significant exodus, or just a blip in the scheme of things.

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      1 year ago

      There’s a huge difference between reading reddit (with ads blocked ;)) and actually being active on reddit (i.e. posting/commenting – adding content).

      I believe the former will not decline so fast, there is simply too much info on reddit, especially on niche subjects, from experts. I’ll probably keep ‘using’ reddit for my search results and such. But I’ve stopped commenting and posting. Reddit needs content, not just readers/traffic.

      If there is a decline it will probably be slow, and it will mostly affect the quality of content. If power users leave, it won’t make much difference in quantity, but quality, well… And when it comes to 3rd party apps I would imagine most of those users weren’t the casual ‘read a few posts a day’-users, but the really active ones.