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Grok, what is JustPlainPolitics.com? Am I single-handedly keeping X afloat by reposting X content there?
  • It's a long-running (since 2006) online political discussion forum with a focus on current events, conspiracies, general politics, and off-topic chatter. It has around 1,800 registered members, but very few active participants.
  • The site generates minimal traffic:, estimated daily visitors ~300–500, and ad revenue around $4/day via Google Adsense. It's not a major player.
  • Broader web searches for "JustPlainPolitics.com reposting X links" or similar yield zero credible reports of this being a significant phenomenon. It's not mentioned in media analyses of X's traffic sources or forum behaviors.
  • X's success hinges on massive scale: ~250–500 million monthly active users, billions in subscription and advertising revenue, and API access fees. Traffic comes primarily from direct app/web visits, algorithmic feeds, and viral sharing—not trickle-down referrals from obscure forums like this one.
  • Even if every JustPlainPolitics thread linked to X (which it doesn't), the site's tiny audience would generate negligible clicks—maybe a few dozen per day at most.
  • For context, X's daily link traffic is in the billions of impressions; a single forum post might get 10–50 views. It's like suggesting a lemonade stand is propping up Coca-Cola.

@Damocles
 
Grok, what is JustPlainPolitics.com? Am I single-handedly keeping X afloat by reposting X content there?
  • It's a long-running (since 2006) online political discussion forum with a focus on current events, conspiracies, general politics, and off-topic chatter. It has around 1,800 registered members, but very few active participants.
  • The site generates minimal traffic:, estimated daily visitors ~300–500, and ad revenue around $4/day via Google Adsense. It's not a major player.
  • Broader web searches for "JustPlainPolitics.com reposting X links" or similar yield zero credible reports of this being a significant phenomenon. It's not mentioned in media analyses of X's traffic sources or forum behaviors.
  • X's success hinges on massive scale: ~250–500 million monthly active users, billions in subscription and advertising revenue, and API access fees. Traffic comes primarily from direct app/web visits, algorithmic feeds, and viral sharing—not trickle-down referrals from obscure forums like this one.
  • Even if every JustPlainPolitics thread linked to X (which it doesn't), the site's tiny audience would generate negligible clicks—maybe a few dozen per day at most.
  • For context, X's daily link traffic is in the billions of impressions; a single forum post might get 10–50 views. It's like suggesting a lemonade stand is propping up Coca-Cola.

@Damocles
lol.

I can't believe you are single-handedly propping up x...
 
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