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> What do you want? I want to know which pages and posts people find the most interesting and which remain popular over time. Just because I’m curious, that’s
by lloydatkinson 3y ago
> What do you want?
I want to know which pages and posts people find the most interesting and which remain popular over time. Just because I’m curious, that’s all.
It leads to interesting surprises, for example I wrote a pretty small post on my blog weighing the pros and cons of merging vs squashing first and for some reason it’s one of the top Google results and I get consistent views for something I felt was only minor.
- vouaobrasil 3y agoMy thesis is that at one point, people knew this about their creations through direct interaction. Analytics are a poor substitute, especially since they do not show the subtle aspects of engagement. Our natural instinct for curiosity as you put it is precisely the tool used by big-tech to subvert our natural human instincts into becoming replaceable cogs of their technological kingdom.
- surprisetalk 3y agoLovely site, btw :) And congrats on your marriage! [0] https://www.lloydatkinson.net https://www.lloydatkinson.net I feel the same way! I pour out my heart for pieces like this[1] and all my traffic comes from stuff like this[2]. [1] https://taylor.town/pardon-2023 https://taylor.town/pardon-2023 [2] https://taylor.town/chatgpt-custom https://taylor.town/chatgpt-custom I've pretty much given up trying to please the various algorithms. Lately, I write about things that make me feel the biggest feelings, plus things I think others would find helpful. But making things is hard without instant feedback.
- lloydatkinson 3y agoThank you! Given I made it, it's hard for me to perceive how it really looks to someone else. Yours is good too! Thank you for the congrats! Indeed, I have no idea why some topics gain so much interest vs others.