I think the core problem with any migration (I've seen this elsewhere too) is that communities don't migrate, they fragment. People get fed up with the old platform at different times, not all at once. When you get fed up, you'll look at the current state of a new candidate -- if most of your friends aren't there either, then you might go looking for a third option or just find other things to fill your free time. Most people do not want to build again from scratch; they want to fit into something that's already there. I've seen this with several platforms, including LJ, Twitter, and Stack Overflow, and it can be really hard to get people to re-assemble in a new place. It's frustrating!
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Date: 2025-01-23 03:37 pm (UTC)I think the core problem with any migration (I've seen this elsewhere too) is that communities don't migrate, they fragment. People get fed up with the old platform at different times, not all at once. When you get fed up, you'll look at the current state of a new candidate -- if most of your friends aren't there either, then you might go looking for a third option or just find other things to fill your free time. Most people do not want to build again from scratch; they want to fit into something that's already there. I've seen this with several platforms, including LJ, Twitter, and Stack Overflow, and it can be really hard to get people to re-assemble in a new place. It's frustrating!