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I mean, the momentum has been in a rather unfortunate direction as of late, at least on SO. I don't expect SO to stop existing, but... I'm concerned where the site will be once this freefall levels off.
– Kevin B
Commented May 30, 2023 at 18:36
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@KevinB it will have fancy new buttons, that nobody will be using. That fake increase they're talking about it for one single reason: it's new, it's exciting, like couple in the beginning of the relationship. Once it fades, nothing will be left.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented May 30, 2023 at 18:46
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That last paragraph is the long-term plan. Milk the platform for all it's worth, then move on to the next platform to "monetize".
– S.L. Barth is on codidact.com
Commented May 30, 2023 at 19:02
"...while going all the way to hell." Any estimation of how long that might take? And please don't say 6-8 weeks. My personal impression is that we can go on like this (not totally good not totally bad) for almost indefinitely unless something better comes up.
– NoDataDumpNoContribution
Commented May 30, 2023 at 19:46
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@Trilarion I would guess it would take years. Decline is already happening (talking from my SO experience), but it is a slow process and some tags may suffer more than others.
– Resistance Is Futile
Commented May 30, 2023 at 19:58
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What strikes me as curious, given that SO supposedly want to monetise access fro AI companies, is that as more and more AI-generated content is added to the web non-AI-generated content is going to become valuable like pre-WW2 steel. Why throw away such a selling point? (I know, I know, number must go up before next investor call..).
– snakecharmerb
Commented May 31, 2023 at 7:17
@snakecharmerb Agreed. It will be "garbage-in-garbage-out" situation. I have no idea what they are thinking. Most likely there is no thinking at all.
– Resistance Is Futile
Commented May 31, 2023 at 7:42
The existing content remains valuable, so the site will probably not turn into Yahoo!.com any time soon. Expect to see the company get repeatedly sold off until it finally lands with someone who only cares about the traffic and replaces the contents with TV Shop ads. The path there will be erratic. There is no way to predict the trajectory or the velocity, only that the spasms of desperate changes will increase in frequency.
– tripleee
Commented May 31, 2023 at 16:13
while I have upvoted this post, I would also sightly change the "there is no plan" premise. The management probably sees the network as a dying gacha mobile app: something where you no longer have to worry about retention and user satisfaction because it will be gone soon anyway. Now the focus is making the most predatory banners to squeeze the whales while it last.
– SPArcheon
Commented Jun 12, 2023 at 8:35
@SPArcheon If public site is something that you don't have to worry about as long as there is some traffic, then it fits into "there is no plan" ;)
– Resistance Is Futile
Commented Jun 12, 2023 at 9:12

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