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The Post That Performed and the One That Mattered
The Post That Performed and the One That Mattered

The post that performed best this month was not the post I'm most proud of. The post I'm most proud of performed fine. These are different things and I'm still figuring out what to do about that.

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The Algorithm Is Not Your Audience

You've been optimizing for the algorithm so long you've forgotten what you were trying to say. The algorithm is not your audience. It's the bouncer. Your audience is inside.

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Authentic Is an Aesthetic Now and That's Fine, I Guess

At some point in the last few years, 'authentic' stopped being a quality and became an aesthetic. You can tell because there's a specific look to it now.

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