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 idea just from the title or a tweet-length summary, great!
I can include the full contents of my posts in my RSS feed and on FB, because so what if people read the whole post there and never click though to my site?

It would be different if I funded my writing through ads (maximize time on site to maximize impressions) or subscriptions (get the chance to pitch, probably want to tease a paywall).

Sometimes I notice myself accidentally copying what makes sense for other writers. For example, because I can't put full-length posts on Bluesky or Mastodon I write short intros 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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“Maximizing Communication, not Traffic” by jefftk

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