<b>How do I know a trend is truly oversaturated?</b>

<b>How do I know a trend is truly oversaturated?</b>

<i>"What's the actual tell, not just a vibe?"</i>

Short answer: read the comments, not the view counts.

Longer answer: the cleanest saturation signal is when the top comments shift from engaging with the content to commenting on the trend itself — "this trend again," "the algorithm is force-feeding me this," "who started this." That meta-fatigue means viewers have pattern-matched it and are tuning out. Falling median views confirm it, but comments turn first.

Verdict: open 5 recent posts using the trend. If comments are about the trend instead of about the video, you're at the tail. Skip it or go meta.