Two stable states for cozy communities: overwhelming and dead.

· Bits and Bobs 9/2/25
  • Two stable states for cozy communities: overwhelming and dead.
    • If it's thriving, it's likely overwhelming.
      • When you come back and are behind, you don't want to mark the scrollback as read–what if later you have extra time and can read through it?
      • The longer you're away, the more overwhelming it is when you come back.
      • This tends to push you away.
    • If it's not that active, it likely gets to the point where basically no one is talking.
    • The threshold of overwhelmingness will differ for each individual based on when they last caught up and how valuable they find the average message in the chat.