Andy Spears
Nov 16, 2023

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YES - this is annoying. Read ratio? Maybe - but total read time was not really a bad metric. And yes, low read ratios hurt earnings, so perhaps better to go back to read time or another way to indicate someone has spent time on your story. The clap and run or quick comment without a read is super frustrating.

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Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .