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A very consistent group think analysis: look at almost any YouTube video and compare the views, the likes, and the comments. The percentage participation is very similar. Of the views, 5-10% like and 1-5 comment, almost always. That means 90% could be considered non-participating. This analysis goes way beyond just YouTube.
As for other puzzles, if anyone is serious about starting a project skyscraper ARG but didn’t reach out to the proper community that would support such a thing….seems unlikely. Moderation and censorship would have little to do with lack of proper marketing.
Different tastes, and that’s ok. Not everyone is going to like or accept every idea, theory, or interest. That is what makes me fond of this community. Instead of a single fishing line we are a net cast upon the project. Not every thread of the net always catches a fish, but together we work together to increase the probability.