[IncreasePosts]

Very little spam, but also very little engagement. The same post on hn might have 100 comments and on lobsters it has four.

[ryandrake]

I think we need to stop using "engagement" as a measurement of anything related to quality and usefulness.

[EasyMark]

Quantity has a quality all of its own.

[IncreasePosts]

Sure. But the odds of finding an insightful comment on HN is much higher than finding one on lobsters, merely because there is more content.

[bee_rider]

As long as the growth rate is positive and it isn’t too expensive to host, a small stable growing site could be fine.