i've noticed this aswell, especially after the stickers release.

it makes sense we need time to adjust after this social change. Naturally it takes more time now to react, scroll for the stickers, wait for all of them to load (sometimes they don't), think about which reaction to add (we are lucky if we decide early and not get decision paralysis) etc so that's bad news for replies esp in this attention economy.

We use more of our energy resource in something previously would take almost none. taking into account all the energy we must give to specific tasks in our day, if you stack every little decision and action together it really adds up.

also the fact that reactions really pictures better what we think & feel than a like, this has become like a non-verbal language & convo in a way? its like the in between stage of like and reply. very interesting to witness and experience it nonetheless!

i have also noticed its quite usual for many of us to either reply hours or days later or not at all to others replies so doesn't really help incentive replies.

Orb generally gives off a not-instant communication chill vibe to me, which i understand the issues that can come up with that such as the one you mentioned, but at the same time its the reason i joined and stayed - the pressure cooker is off.

last one on a bigger scale and unrelated to the app is the switch of seasons and weather, really affects us in numerous ways esp mood, we are animals after all. its hard to be social rn!

also for the prev week lots of people were in devcon!

we need to find a balance, but maybe that needs time. we def need voices like yours who speak out about what they witness, what they like and what they dont! im all about quality convos even if that is more sparse, than quick superficial communication that is instant and frequent.

love what you did there you just reignited the reply game! thanks for opening up the convo, and thanks for reading. <3

I guess I'm the one who got a bit lucky :) I've been doing a lot of talking lately :D

Building a community is building a bond. And that takes time. But a lot of people, for short attention spans, just want a quick response and not a long-term relationship. This is a disease brought on by WEB2. @punkee the response to your post immediately shows that we want more and we want to create this together. Possibly we are at the lens polishing stage together?