The NYT best seller list became much less prestigious in my eyes when I found out it wasn't even just a single list; there's a best seller's list for basically

The NYT best seller list became much less prestigious in my eyes when I found out it wasn't even just a single list; there's a best seller's list for basically every genre of book, including pretty niche genres like comedy. It's not like there's a comedy book that sells in massive numbers coming out every month, so if you come out with one and can even sell like a few hundred copies you can become a "NYT best-selling author" and slap a big shiny label on the cover of the book going forward.