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It seems to be the case that all social networks decline eventually. This one is rather remarkable for the speed and intensity of its fall.

>>drunkp+(OP)
It's a particularly spectacle-heavy fall, but it's actually not that uncommon for social networks to decline quickly. Digg famously had their userbase fall apart near-instantly after their v4 launch.

>>SpicyL+g1
About a week after the slashdot sale/redesign nobody seemed to be there anymore.

>>drunkp+(OP)
Fall in what? I'm sure they took a big hit in revenue even though some major brands are already back. They took a hit in public perception.

Do you actually need a good reputation to be successful in a platform that caters to mostly brain dead on the toilet chatter?

>>SpicyL+g1
Underrated take IMO. Something many haven't learned ... these things are ephemeral. In the same way they are made new they are made old.

If you care about your online presence and the branding "value" it has, then work to separate the brand from the platform as much as possible.

If you care about your social connections, find some way to separate them from the platform too: follow them on another platform, learn their general identity so you can find them elsewhere, and maybe we can all try to value having our own personal homes on the web separate from any real platform again.