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91 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 11 Dec \ parent \ on: Driving More Users To Stacker News meta
I have had some luck with getting people to try SN but they don't seem to stick around. They make a post, get some sats and go. Or join a sports contest and when it ends not come back. It is kind of messing with my paradigm that we just need people to try SN and they will love it.
Maybe I have sold it to them in the wrong way. I need to give it consideration. But look at your Libertarian buddy from nostr. I twisted his arm until he posted on here and I haven't seen him post since. I don't expect everyone to be posting every day but figured they would become semi regulars.
The ones who you've gotten to try, are they pretty active posters on other forums?
I think SN attracts a certain type of forum participant. I don't think it's great for lurkers, because you don't get the positive feeling of getting zapped for content. It's also not good for doom scrollers because SN isn't giving you the constant dopamine hit. The posts on SN tend to be something you actually have to read (not glance at) in order to extract value from.
I think it's really good for people who actually want to engage, but even then-only for a certain set of subjects that current SN users are interested in.
Yes, buyers remorse is strong in the noobies!!
We have to find something that is very interesting to them, too.
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