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This topic is much under-discussed, probably because it doesn't particularly serve anyone to talk about it, but we should all consider where we draw the line with clout chasing.

This topic is much under-discussed, probably because it doesn't particularly serve anyone to talk about it, but we should all consider where we draw the line with clout chasing.
 https://www.gurwinder.blog/p/the-perils-of-audience-capture

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The topic is much under-discussed, probably because it doesn't particularly serve anyone to talk about it. 

If you have an audience, you don't want to complain to them about how it affects you. 
If you don't have an audience, it's like someone complaining about being too good looking.

Dev ecosystem @farcaster, cofounder @bountycaster. Prev: cofounder of Scalar Capital, product at Coinbase, coproducer @ethereumfilm

Just having experimented with Twitter a bunch I can now tell what type of crypto content can go viral and I've seen some accounts that have fallen into audience capture where their account is just a series of hype machines for crypto with no actual substance behind it and it's scary

Doesn't hurt that you've gotten a lot of validation for deeply research long form writing then, though I'm sure there's been some other dark pulls you've had to resist. 
:)

💯 I think about this article all the time!

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Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed reading it!

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Yes, definitely. I do feel pity, the same way I would for celebrities whose lives get warped by the constant attention

I think personally while I have felt that, I feel too much pride in "poasting my own way" that I'd rather the blue moon banger be authentic :)

Sure, I'm not really advocating for sympathy (more like pity). But I think it's very useful to put a name on this so that you can recognize it. 

I think many of us have had the experience of a rare banger post, and thought "oooh, what can I do to get more of that". That IMO is the beginning of audience capture.

This reminds me of when Yuval Harari convinced everyone that wheat domesticated humans rather than the other way around

I struggle with these "inversions of control" because it coddles the side with agency

Ie.
- Humans can choose to stop eating wheat
- This dude can stop pandering to his audience

i’d seen him on youtube a few times. absolutely horrified that there hasn’t been an intervention. or perhaps there has and they’re futile? regardless, it’s sad af

greed does not differentiate between the assets you are greedy for

I’ve always wondered how these people, esp Matt Stonie maintain their body after abusing it with 10k calories in one go. Yes views matter, but your health matters more.

read the article and searched for Nikocado
it was really grotesque
I need bleach for my eyes and brain
sorry not sorry
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this might be who he actually wanted to be