So… Is the app dying?
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Rachel K
Barry McKockiner
I don’t think the app is dying as such, we are just passed the honeymoon period I suppose. We had that massive influx of people for the first month or so once the app launched on the App Store, with The feed especially being ridiculously busy when everyone was figuring things out. As is the case with these kinds of platforms, there are also peaks and troughs in the amount of content that gets posted, and it does seem like we are in a bit of a trough at the moment. That being said, the amount of content doesn’t necessarily make it better either, because quantity isn’t always better than quality. To touch on engagement briefly, my personal view on why a lot of the posts don’t get much of it is due to them being simply boring. I certainly don’t put you in this category as your posts are pretty good, but the amount of morning coffee posts from others that we all have to skip over is a bit ridiculous and can be very tedious.
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Rachel K
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Drew Weber
Annalisa! I vote you stay! I really enjoy your content out here!
Allie Turner
If you don't like it, leave. This app is just like any other new audio app. It gets hype for a while, then it starts to die down.
Badger
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Annalisa💓
@ user 375146 i’m sorry you had to go through this 😔 
Annalisa💓
@ HarryPotterfan curious to know about the vibe out there? 
International Friends Network
In a way, it does feel like that. Sometimes the more popular topics or people aren't worth usually worrying about.
HarryPotterfan
I don’t think it’s dying. It’s just that some people post on the app more than others. I don’t post that often on this app actually, I mostly use Vorail.
Pumpkin pie spice latte
I think the app is what we make it. If we do not post, if we do not create hangouts, if we do not comment or react, it may slow down sometimes or seem boring. The platform and content is created by participants. If there are no participants, there are just empty hallways and closed doors. I have never did a post but I do comment and give reactions because I know that that's what people want or are expecting. I don't give as many comments as I used to because I have got attacked so many times by my comments. I have commented several times on different posts that I think it is OK for people to disagree or just to skip over someone's comment that they don't like. But I do not think it is fair That commenters attack other commenters. Last week, I was blocked by two men, probably three, I was called the devil, I was called a pervert, one guy told me that I discussed him, I was called a troll, a Karen, and a narcissist. Then some young lady told me that I was an old lady and that's why I don't post because old ladies have shaky voices and that I needed to go sit in my rocking chair or something. She said other crazy stuff about old people also. So because I have got attack so many times I don't comment as much. And I hear other people Talk about feelings of being bullied or disrespected or attacked or whatever on this app. I have even seen a couple of post where people said that because of these attacks and so forth, they are leaving the app. I'm not leaving. I just pick and choose when I leave a comment. I don't leave many. And I have blocked a couple of people who I thought were extremely offensive towards me. And I've had to report a couple of rambles because of their content. That I thought was inappropriate. It wasn't that I just didn't like them, I thought they were socially inappropriate. But I leave a lot of reactions. Sometimes I'm not necessarily interested in the topic but I will leave a reaction just to let the person know I'm listening to them. I don't know these people. But they are pouring their heart out to the world and they want people to hear it. Sometimes they are asking a direct question and sometimes they're not. But I figured that if  they  are posting   they want some interaction with the world. So sometimes I'll just leave a reaction just to let them know that yes, someone is listening to them. So we all have to interact. That's my little way of interacting and helping to keep the app alive. I don't post. I guess I'm not ready to have rotten tomatoes thrown at me!!! Lol I've been in a couple of hangouts but I don't like the content. I have considered starting a hangout. But I have not done it yet. But my contribution like I said is  a few comments and some reactions. I tell everyone about it that I meet  in  the blind community  and I know right away the ones that will download the app and the ones that won't. For the ones that I know who would be willing to interact with the app, I know they will download it. But for the ones that I know are not really interested in interacting but just watching or who will be expecting some amazing experience, they do not download the app. it is truly what we make it and we have to all do our part in keeping it alive either by posting, opening rooms, or commenting or reacting. 
Dale
Milena
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