@benteh honestly, building a social media site without gamification is hard. I tried creating a little forum for a small group of friends and it pretty much died within 3 days.
Without a constant reminder and/or incentive for folks to come back, places like these can become quite empty.
With that said, I follow some pretty active people who post on a day to day basis so that helps.
@rootfs yeah, i know… there are some pretty active people but since there is less drama, there's more trivial stuff... which is more peaceful and also more boring 😶