Plus the graphs actually show that posts are up despite active users (people who make at least one post) being down. That means the people sticking are generally more willing to post and comment.
The total number of posts is up. And while the rate remains positive (for it to go negative would mean more posts are deleted than created - according to the charts it has happened before though that was when the total new monthly posts was about 10,000 and removing one community would be sufficient to change that number), the question of “is the second derivative negative? Is the rate of increase slowing down?”
And so, I don’t agree with the “That means the people sticking are generally more willing to post and comment.”
Plus the graphs actually show that posts are up despite active users (people who make at least one post) being down. That means the people sticking are generally more willing to post and comment.
The total number of posts is up. And while the rate remains positive (for it to go negative would mean more posts are deleted than created - according to the charts it has happened before though that was when the total new monthly posts was about 10,000 and removing one community would be sufficient to change that number), the question of “is the second derivative negative? Is the rate of increase slowing down?”
And so, I don’t agree with the “That means the people sticking are generally more willing to post and comment.”
The next question is “what are they posting?” Based on https://lemmy.world/?dataType=Post&listingType=All&page=1&sort=Active the answer is “memes and politics”.