For the most part, the people still commenting on big subs or r/all during the protests are people who are:
- Too addicted to content to ignore reddit for a few days.
- Not smart enough to find an alternative source of content.
These aren't the brightest minds on the internet. Like you said - the decline in quantity has been minor, but quality has gone off a cliff.
That's a good idea, reflected the title from daily to weekly. The other instance is a bit more active but I think while both are slow it makes sense to go with a weekly format and change when/if things ever pick up.