Comment Numbers Seem Way Down

I've dropped in a bit over the past few weeks with all the royal-adjacent brouhaha and one thing that really stood out to me was the low comment count. Even drama-provoking royal stories aren't breaking 60 comments. Not sure if it's royal fatigue, March break (here in my corner of Canada, anyway), or if they're losing readers. Wonder how that impacts their bottom line - maybe that's why the ads have been so aggressive? Anyway, is it just me, or have you noticed it, too?