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		dbbk on Feb 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Quora died The single change they made that killed the platform was changing the dropdown default from "answers to the question" to "answers to related questions". Absolutely insane.

p1esk on Feb 3, 2024 [–]

I bet whoever suggested this insanity got promoted because “user engagement” went up. Users becoming more confused.

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