Unfortunately, too many think "too big" and "too fast"; there must be constant "action", "speed", big crowds of members, a lot of advertisement, too showy colours, etc., etc. - and there are all these trendy, addicting computer games ...
And all these political, social, religious, welfare and other more or less conflictual themes seem to be the ideal frame, for certain dubious groups or individuals, to promote and spread hate, violence and contempt, and to use the most vulgar and offensive language - especially on popular Q & A pages.
Like Virginia, Think, you and most here, I'd rather have quality, instead of quantity, even if, in our too fast moving world, this way of thinking and discussing looks rather boring, too slow and old-fashioned - oh and not sufficiently lucrative.