Yeah I went through and took a look at the local feed (not that it really properly gives that to you if you're not logged in) and managed to find a few large accounts. While they're posting, neither they or any of the commenters are really interacting. Just primary post and then a few direct comments, no conversations.
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$5 per month is way too much money.
I would pay $5 per month but $40 is crazy.
$5 for the amount of content on minds is ridiculous. People complain about $8 for twitter but, particularly for people who live on twitter, the gatekept functionality and supposed algorithmic boost it gives you I can definitely see the value, Minds should be 50c.