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As Reddit Crushes Protests, Its User Traffic Returns to Normal (www.pcmag.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

eventually it’ll run dry - because the contributors are leaving the site

I somewhat disagree... you haven't considered the increased incentive for occasional posters to become more regular contributors as existing contributors leave.

As the volume of contributions reduces, each contribution is more likely to garner engagement - those sweet sweet endorphins released when someone upvotes or otherwise engages with your post.