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I would be worried about users falling off seeing their notes have ~10% approval rate, but it doesn't seem to bother you at all. I wish I had smarter question t

• BryantD 4y ago
  That's a great question, actually. Factors which I think play a role: 1. I'm not that heavily driven by ego in this kind of context. I know that approval is largely a function of how many people bother to vote on my notes. 2. The satisfaction I got from getting a note approved on one of Elon Musk's tweets was sizable. It is literally one of the most-read pieces of text I've ever written, which is kind of wild. 3. I define success here as "good notes are approved," rather than "my notes are approved." I'm used to casting a wide net and being happy at a few successes. I'm a hiring manager, so I have to know how to be happy with a low success rate. 4. I also know that other Birdwatch contributors were reading my notes, and I tried to write them in such a way that people can easily research and draw conclusions. (Not always easy, since I'm opinionated.) So even a note that isn't approved might do some good.