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Hello everyone.

I've been here since 2021 (with two different usernames) and I've noticed something strange. Not just here, but in other places as well, like Matrix and Lemmy, though the Fediverse proper seems immune to it (for now).

In 2020 there was a massive explosion in spaces like this (and niche internet spaces in general, such as Geminispace, Spacehey, Matrix, Lemmy, etc etc) that seems to have massively died down by now.

Hell, even m15o, the founder and admin of the Pub, seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

Anyone else notice this?

Well, my take on this:

With the pandemic leaving the mind of the public and the "rat race" being back, it seems "everyone" (at least a big part of the "normal people") want to go back to the former normal. The niche spaces that have established itself in this time are a reminder of the sometimes traumatic experiences during this particular period, something people want to simply forget.

Yes, user numbers shot way past a

baseline - due to various events -

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