attention metrics - @visakanv's blog
(original thread) the flattening of attention metrics is something that seems to trip up even the most thoughtful of people. 1 follow or view from the right person is worth 10,000 casual randos, maybe 100k. this is hardly ever reflected anywhere. in practice it’s a kind of sliding scale, but…
I usually bring up this thread/idea when talking with people about things like optimizing for views or follower counts. The thing I’m always trying to get people to see is that not all views or viewers are equal. (original thread) the flattening of attention metrics is something that seems to trip up even the most thoughtful of people. 1 follow or view from the right person is worth 10,000 casual randos, maybe 100k. this is hardly ever reflected anywhere. in practice it’s a kind of sliding scale, but still! The most intuitive way I’ve been able to frame this is: If you’re John Lennon, you…
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