I have a theory. (It does not involve lagomorphs.) It does, however, involve phones.
Every time I post a poll, I discover 50 people still read my LJ. About 10 of these post on a regular basis, with another 10 posting infrequently. The other 30 are pure lurker, because contributing via a phone sucks.
"Like" has also spoiled us all. It is both easy to do, and gives a little Pringles-like burst of social connection on both sides. Sadly like Pringles it seems like nutrition, and you probably could live on it, but it leaves out all the higher levels of Maslow's hierarchy.
That being said, 100 people used to vote in my polls; so we have 50% losses in readership (sample size = 1). I wonder where those folks "went", or if they went anywhere; or maybe they just play Flappy Candy Clan Smash instead of playing at the game of social.
Theory #4: kids, and growing up. Our cohort has other high demands on our time, ones that take us away from our computers.
Anyway, I seem incapable of *not* posting, so please continue to read and comment. ;) It's better with an audience.
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Every time I post a poll, I discover 50 people still read my LJ. About 10 of these post on a regular basis, with another 10 posting infrequently. The other 30 are pure lurker, because contributing via a phone sucks.
"Like" has also spoiled us all. It is both easy to do, and gives a little Pringles-like burst of social connection on both sides. Sadly like Pringles it seems like nutrition, and you probably could live on it, but it leaves out all the higher levels of Maslow's hierarchy.
That being said, 100 people used to vote in my polls; so we have 50% losses in readership (sample size = 1). I wonder where those folks "went", or if they went anywhere; or maybe they just play Flappy Candy Clan Smash instead of playing at the game of social.
Theory #4: kids, and growing up. Our cohort has other high demands on our time, ones that take us away from our computers.
Anyway, I seem incapable of *not* posting, so please continue to read and comment. ;) It's better with an audience.