reachcliff
/ˈriːtʃˌklɪf/nounVerified NewThe sudden collapse of distribution that follows an algorithm change, erasing years of audience in a week.
The metrics do not decline; they drop. People whose livelihoods rode one feed describe the date it happened like a weather event. Reachcliff names the cliff because the fall is vertical and because the ground that vanished was never owned.
Etym. — *reach* + *cliff*, on the "fiscal cliff" shape: a distribution edge you can fall off but not see.
Rel. — applausefamine
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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