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"Engagement" is a dumb metric

natesilver.net · 14 April 2026 · 9 min read

A post on natesilver.net, published 14 April 2026, is cited by 2 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 12 October 2026).

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2blogs citing

Citing blogs and links by period
Period Blogs Links
All time22
Last 90 days11
Last 30 days00
Last 7 days00
Figures for this page
First cited14 Jul 2026
Latest citation14 Jul 2026
Words blogs link it with1
External links15
Length1,894

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  • the centerpiece of which is that engagement is a dumb metric2 blogs

Cited by 2 blogs in 2 posts

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Date
The Zvi1 post
Twitter Thoughts For You

linked as “the centerpiece of which is that Engagement Is a Dumb Metric”

Read at thezvi.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Jul 2026
Dont Worry About the Vase1 post
Twitter Thoughts For You

linked as “the centerpiece of which is that Engagement Is a Dumb Metric”

Read at thezvi.substack.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Jul 2026

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