@neauoire Re: the quietness of the web, I think a lot of folks have shifted a bit from the internet to “group chats”, especially once Covid hit. That was definitely the case for my circles and my spouse’s. People are also spending a lot more time passively consuming stuff I think, like TikTok.

(Unfortunately for me, my group chats all blew up due to relationship drama — not my own — which was impetus for me to become active on gemspace and, later, fedi. I stayed off of TikTok.)