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kingmudsy  ·  1727 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Labor Econ Versus the World

    The users I've noticed quitting are the ones who challenge the "bubble" with contrary ideas.

I agree with this, and I think it's especially pronounced in the short term. I also feel that Hubski's daily userbase has shrunk in the last four years. I don't know why (because I wasn't here), but the site has definitely changed from when I was active as a new college student.

I'm left wondering how the general tone of discourse has affected user retention over the long term. It doesn't feel like people got tired of it, but we make the site an intimidating place with the takedowns we're talking about, and how Pubski is both the only way for to talk to the community, and scary when you don't know anyone.

Is that any one person's fault? No. Are we okay with that? I don't know. It seems that way to me. Should we do something about it? Again, no clue. Curious what your thoughts are.