some theories abt why the difference... 1) time, 1st day of school effect 2) invite selection effect- ppl who are enjoyable being pulled in first n just more of them rn 3) invite selection setting a *tone* 4) scaling- no audience means no stakes, not worth a fight 5) smol UX diffs change behavior
6) lack of highbie-lowbie dynamic? imo twitter suffers from highbies becoming reactive n negative, common imo it's the scale itself- too many DMs n mentions piling up n some containing aggro energy, ofc you put up defenses n complain... vs lowbies feeling unheard and ignored if no engagement
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Reply · Apr 18, 2023🤷♀️ big posters gave it a try and went back to their bigger reliable audience, lurkers stay lurking... I'm trying bec I'm quite sick of Twitter and…Reply · Jun 18, 2023@chopstickfury01 @lumpthought @Cererean ah... hmm... I think there's a more charitable interpretation for this- which is, ppl being uncertain start…Reply · Apr 14, 2023sure yeah I agree it feels too small right now but is understandably temporary as it scaled up via social networks sharing invites n is still limited…Reply · May 29, 2022@eurydicelives Lol yeah, selection effect on Twitter maybe? Less time on self improvement = more time to complain