It saddens me how many great members have left, became significantly less active or are planning to leave...
And the site seems to become quieter and quieter overall too. I've never had much of a problem with the feed or the group consolidation, but I'm starting to wonder if there is a lot of content I'm not seeing, and beginning to notice issues with finding people with similar interests.
The way the group reorganization was proposed, I was a big fan. When the plan changed to make it less detailed, I was a bit disappointed but gave it a chance. Now I browse profiles and mostly see people interested in topics like weather, health, etc. Do these people like the sun or snow? Are they struggling with chronic illness or into dieting and daily hour long gym visits? The groups on a profile no longer say much about a person and the groups catalog doesn't bring people together any more than the people page or general feed.
So I understand why people leave, but it's not making SW any more fun... Yet it is the only social media platform I know that's still somewhat close to what EP and SW had going. Other sites are more focused on people you already know offline, or separate sections about one topic. Nowhere does it feel like you can meet new people based on multiple shared interests, in a small corner of the internet detached from the masses and misery of the world, the way it used to feel here.
The way the group reorganization was proposed, I was a big fan. When the plan changed to make it less detailed, I was a bit disappointed but gave it a chance. Now I browse profiles and mostly see people interested in topics like weather, health, etc. Do these people like the sun or snow? Are they struggling with chronic illness or into dieting and daily hour long gym visits? The groups on a profile no longer say much about a person and the groups catalog doesn't bring people together any more than the people page or general feed.
So I understand why people leave, but it's not making SW any more fun... Yet it is the only social media platform I know that's still somewhat close to what EP and SW had going. Other sites are more focused on people you already know offline, or separate sections about one topic. Nowhere does it feel like you can meet new people based on multiple shared interests, in a small corner of the internet detached from the masses and misery of the world, the way it used to feel here.
