In practice, now with ~5 substantive texts written in the medium, it's pretty consistent that ~2-5% of readers engage with the prompts; 25-50% answer ~all (very length dependent); around half of those do any reviews.
What are the implications for authors and their incentives?
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If you have thousands of readers, only a few tens might actually review your material over time. Writing those prompts takes a lot of effort—is it "worth it"?
It's an easier case to make for "platform knowledge" like Quantum Country, which can draw 100k's of readers.
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Esp compared to an epub or simple-HTML which will readable forever...
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Yes, it’s a good point. Technology risk is real! At least the mnemonic medium degrades gracefully.