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So, is it getting quieter here in the #Fediverse; is it even dying?
That I don't know, but I can add some data: At least for @heiseonline it seems to be the opposite; the number of comments and likes keeps on growing.

#Mastodon #SocialMedia @fediverse

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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

There seems to be a January effect of sorts, being the highest peak of both years. Is journalism more interesting in January, are people bored in winter after Christmas, is it random, or is something else going on? Could be interesting to know. I'd love to see whether this happens again in 2026.

My interpretation of usage trends is that the novelty is wearing off, and the people left using these sites are largely just using them normally. Less and less content is meta-discussions about being here and not being elsewhere. Of course some users leave as the novelty wears off, but enough seem to have stayed that I'm pretty optimistic it won't go back to being a dusty corner reserved for only the biggest open source fanatics.

Oh, and here's the graph of comments over time, as only the first picture federated to where I'm reading from:
The data for comments, showing an upward trend

@rimu@piefed.social - I'm assuming this is a known bug :)

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I wonder if it’s New Year’s resolutions to quit Reddit?

Either way, I like it here.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As this is a graph of comments and likes to posts by @heiseonline@social.heise.de - who don't post to Lemmy/Piefed - it's probably not related to Reddit. But quitting X is also a good new years resolution I guess. :)

[–] Microw@piefed.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They definitely do post some of their posts directly into threadiverse communities, but xes most of the measured interactions here will by masto etc software

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

I didn't realize—that's pretty cool!

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Huh, didn’t realize it was a cross post

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