There is a certain optimal size range for an online community: too few people and it’s stagnant, too many people and it’s a cacophony of noise. Successful communities solve this problem by subdividing (see e.g. Reddit).
I think SSC is already too big and the subdivision process is starting, e.g. there is an SSC subreddit which syphons off some comments, plus there’s Slack, etc.
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There is a certain optimal size range for an online community: too few people and it’s stagnant, too many people and it’s a cacophony of noise. Successful communities solve this problem by subdividing (see e.g. Reddit).
I think SSC is already too big and the subdivision process is starting, e.g. there is an SSC subreddit which syphons off some comments, plus there’s Slack, etc.