“Maximizing Communication, not Traffic” by jefftk

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As someone who writes for fun, I don't need to get people onto my site:

• If I write a post and some people are able to get the core ideajust from the title or a tweet-length summary, great!
  
• I can include the full contents of my posts in my RSS feed andon FB, because so what if people read the whole post there and neverclick though to my site?
  

It would be different if I funded my writing through ads (maximizetime on site to maximize impressions) or subscriptions (get the chanceto pitch, probably want to tease a paywall).
Sometimes I notice myself accidentallycopying what makes sense for other writers. For example, becauseI can't put full-length posts on Bluesky or Mastodon I write shortintros and [...]
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First published:
January 5th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZqcC6Znyg8YrmKPa4/maximizing-communication-not-traffic
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.