Most slopcode projects are abandoned and deleted within months of release
backlit4034
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July 07, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
benoau
I don't think this has anything particular to do with "slopcode", you make a thing and throw it out for the world to see, and the default outcome is nobody even cares enough to shrug. They didn't measure the "other" projects, but I would bet there's also a significant % that get abandoned.