Genuine question about reflecting on past years from someone who's tried the obvious routes. Same story on reflecting: the practical move is to compare two platforms in the same fortnight. For worked apps in particular, most of the disappointment traces back to the churn on new sign-ups.
The reflecting apps angle is worse, because half the frustration disappears once you treat an empty bio as a red flag. Look closely at reflecting apps and the deciding factor is the number of live users, as far as I can tell.
If worked apps is your priority, it is worth checking the gap between sign-ups and active users before you look at raw member count. Strip the marketing away from reflecting on past years and you get further if you set the radius tighter than feels natural. Would especially like to hear from anyone who changed their mind on reflecting.