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I sometimes suspect the pandemic and lockdowns probably killed a lot of social engagement and internet activity too. Yes, it seems counterproductive, since thos

by CM30 2y ago

I sometimes suspect the pandemic and lockdowns probably killed a lot of social engagement and internet activity too. Yes, it seems counterproductive, since those times were boom periods for many social media platforms... But then once it ended, it feels like being stuck online with nothing else to do all day burnt a lot of people out on the internet and online activities. Perhaps they decided it was best to make up for lost time once real life 'reopened'. Or perhaps they took one look at the online panopticon, and realised it wasn't adding as much to their lives as they thought. Because activity in many communities seems to dropped significantly, at least from what I can see. Yeah, Discord's seemingly doing better than Reddit or Twitter in this climate, but even then, communities that seemed to be booming in the pandemic (or even before) are now far less active than they used to be, and lots of people who used to be there all the time seem to barely show up anymore.

Swizec 2y ago
> Because activity in many communities seems to dropped significantly, at least from what I can see. Yeah, Discord's seemingly doing better than Reddit or Twitter in this climate, but even then, communities that seemed to be booming in the pandemic (or even before) are now far less active than they used to be, and lots of people who used to be there all the time seem to barely show up anymore. Important to note that this happens every summer. Especially a pre-us-election summer. People are out there living their lives, having fun, and avoiding the constant barrage of politics online. Things will be back in the fall. Sauce: My email open rates observed over the past 10 years. Summers always see a lull in online activity Also you may be experiencing your age cohort growing up. I’m mid 30’s and have noticed a significant decline in online activity as people my age juggle kids and career and increasingly have zero time to spend online. The younger folk without these encumbrances don’t hang out where I’m used to looking. Whenever I hang out (irl) with younger coworkers it’s obvious that people 10 years younger still spend just as much if not more time online than we did at that age.
asynchronous 2y ago
Statistically we actually know this is false, the pre-Covid 6pm internet surge window has actually stuck around as the new baseline normal internet traffic post-covid.
- albumen 2y ago
  https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2023-global-overview-report https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2023-global-overvie... Interesting read. Check out the section "Decline in time spent online". It kicked up for Covid, but is now back to pre-Covid levels: 2016: 6h29 2017: 6h46 2018: 6h48 2019: 6h38 2020: 6h55 2021: 6h57 2022: 6h37 But users are now spending more of that time on social media (about 40%).

by CM30 2y ago

Swizec 2y ago

> Because activity in many communities seems to dropped significantly, at least from what I can see. Yeah, Discord's seemingly doing better than Reddit or Twitter in this climate, but even then, communities that seemed to be booming in the pandemic (or even before) are now far less active than they used to be, and lots of people who used to be there all the time seem to barely show up anymore. Important to note that this happens every summer. Especially a pre-us-election summer. People are out there living their lives, having fun, and avoiding the constant barrage of politics online. Things will be back in the fall. Sauce: My email open rates observed over the past 10 years. Summers always see a lull in online activity Also you may be experiencing your age cohort growing up. I’m mid 30’s and have noticed a significant decline in online activity as people my age juggle kids and career and increasingly have zero time to spend online. The younger folk without these encumbrances don’t hang out where I’m used to looking. Whenever I hang out (irl) with younger coworkers it’s obvious that people 10 years younger still spend just as much if not more time online than we did at that age.

asynchronous 2y ago

Statistically we actually know this is false, the pre-Covid 6pm internet surge window has actually stuck around as the new baseline normal internet traffic post-covid.

albumen 2y ago
https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2023-global-overview-report https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2023-global-overvie... Interesting read. Check out the section "Decline in time spent online". It kicked up for Covid, but is now back to pre-Covid levels: 2016: 6h29 2017: 6h46 2018: 6h48 2019: 6h38 2020: 6h55 2021: 6h57 2022: 6h37 But users are now spending more of that time on social media (about 40%).