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[โ€“] PM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True crime has been popular since the 50s and has no signs of winding down.

[โ€“] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not what I said, is it? I was talking specifically about the more recent spike in popularity.

Edit: Not sure why I'm being down voted for pointing out what I said. I very specifically was talking about the spike in popularity around 2016. I'm not talking about the topic being popular before that, because there is a specific difference in the two time frames, where interest in the topic reached a fever pitch. And yes, it is 'slowing down' compared to said fever pitch ~2016. But 'slowing down' mostly means returning to baseline.