Oddbean new post about login | logout The new thing is asking why it matters how many followers you have. It's like... Go to the trendlists. Go to the wikis. Go to the git clients. Go to the article readers. Go to the search fields. Go to... Whose stuff do you see, everywhere? You see my stuff, right? Why do you think you see it? Thank you for playing.
the new thing is being provocative turns out that saying no and disagreeing is the new agreeing and saying yes
tension = retention... and the algo gets the bad rep, right?
Anything novel is provocative and upsetting to someone (usually most people, as humans eschew change). Sometimes I formulate things mildly, sometimes I agitate, but it makes no tangible difference. People who are ready for a message accept it regardless off the tone, and people who aren't, don't.