Couple other things to consider, dead internet theory is real, engagement is generally an extremely low percentage of views...

Factoring that, the curiosity factor has worn off, not just SN, but all Lightning apps. Nostr for example is pronounced dead regularly. As such, my focus has been on infrastructure away from Video partly due to this. Engagement comes in small adoption waves, and Lightning infrastructure is currently too terrible to foster a big adoption wave for social apps.

Lightning apps also come with the tradeoff that higher signal content with less bots and bullshit is simply dramatically less engagement. We've been conditioned to fiat platforms where trash content is subsidized and brings trash engagement with it.

Territories seems to have been a controversial change here, I personally am interested by a wide-range of topics but it's a dilutive UX as implemented. When I comment on something its because I saw a link somewhere else or was tagged, I never browse the main site or specific territory.. my SN feed is the telegram channel which doesn't even indicate territories (and I think the telegram bot maybe filters stuff?)