This site is a real throwback. People post what they want, and others respond. A non response is nothing. ‘Not interested’ and ‘not worth my time’ and ‘offline’ all get the same nothing. Almost everywhere else, your post is constantly being measured in views and likes.
Also, many of the modern day social sites, cater to groupthink. Post certain thoughts, and you will get hounded or go viral. I sometimes notice new posters here seeming surprised at a limited response. On twitter or WhatsApp it would be never ending.
The mods are a big reason for this. A lot that does not get through is not because of the actual post, But because they know what the next potential post will be. So long as we have mods at the wheel, the fabric of the site is the same. The changes are partly in that the interface has aged. But mostly in the users.