Interesting take. Thanks for the explanation.

As a fellow stickler of poor spelling/grammar, that last line made me twitch.

Why is that?

Be direct. “It’s been great, but I have other things to take care of (or get to bed if night). See you later!”

There are mountains of great games out there and no one has the time to play them all.

The smaller population overall isn’t a bad thing, but it can really be felt in smaller or niche communities. Reddit’s huge size is a plus in this regard, because chances you can find at least a semi-active community for just about any hobby or niche interest.

Steam’s storefront and various gaming communities on Lemmy.

It used to be fun, going on adventures with your friends/guild, but Blizzard kept changing things over time to decrease player agency and to keep grinding. It became less about having fun and more about keeping people logging in.