Work developed through artistic value and/or subjectivity

thanks for clarifying! so, to be clear, is the claim you’re making that: work that has artistic or otherwise subjective aims/values can find a measurement of its value in the extent to which its “customers” (which might include e.g. “appreciators of its art” or “lovers of its beauty”) keep coming back.

does that sound like an accurate description of the view you’re endorsing, or am i getting something wrong in there?

1 and 3 are not the kind of work I had in mind when writing this take.

what kind of work did you have in mind when writing this take?

what got you from Level 1 to Level 2 won’t be the same thing as what gets you to Level 3

what do you mean by Levels 1, 2, or 3? i have no idea what this is in reference to.

i think this is a reasonable proxy for some stuff people generally care about, but definitely faulty as a north star.

some negative examples:

• gambling, alcohol, anything addictive
• local optima (e.g. your existing userbase would like your product less if you made X change, but you would reach way more people/reach a different set of people and help them more/etc if you made X change)
• some products don’t make sense to have repeat customers, e.g. life insurance policies

thanks for keeping this alive, parker!

i liked this! thanks for writing. last line gave me chills!

yeah, the design is super duper dope. the red fading out the white is a nice touch.

ahh, thanks! @Parker Conley please fix the hyperlink in your post :)

there are plenty of other common stimulants, but caffeine is by far the most commonly used — and also the most likely to be taken mixed into a tasty drink, rather than in a pill.

Are you buying your coffee from a cafe every day or something?

i'm not (i don't buy caffeinated drinks!), but the people i'm responding to in this post are. in particular, i often notice people go from "i need caffeine" → "i'll buy a {coffee, tea, energy drink, etc}" — for example, college students, most of whom don't have the wherewithal to go to the effort of making their own coffee.

thanks, edited!