i think it's changed over the last couple of years, at least the social side of it feels like it's changed. everyone seems much more anxious and tired all the time than before (which is totally understandable). it feels like there's less tolerance for stupid bullshit but also lots of people on a hair trigger and basically scraping through day to day, which impacts rp habits as well. i feel like it's much more common now to drop threads because you don't have the energy for them and simultaneously be constantly looking for something new to sustain a brief serotonin high

(said as someone who definitely does all of the above, god i'm so exhausted)