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However you measure something being "read a lot" is basically the same thing as upvotes. People will try to game it to get more readers. Unless you are saying p
by umvi 6y ago
However you measure something being "read a lot" is basically the same thing as upvotes. People will try to game it to get more readers. Unless you are saying posts will not be sorted by popularity in which case discover-ability of good writing will be a problem (high noise to signal ratio).
- psychomugs 6y agoYouTube is a good example of players adapting to the game. Since view time became such an important metric, it’s been frustratingly difficult to find straight-to-the-point videos (that aren’t 10-second memes or TikTok reposts). It incentivizes repetition and meandering to stretch 1 minute of content into a 10 minute video.