the “creator economy” would be a much better place for creators and audiences alike if it was impossible to see metrics like follower counts, reach, likes, etc.

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i will answer this the same way i answer anything that i don't have a good answer for

"vibes"

ok what i really want to know is why you put "creator economy" in quotes

yea, my thinking is mostly around creators. seeing all the metrics seduces us into an optimization and control mindset, which leads us away from trusting ourselves and sharing what is uniquely our own, and towards a mechanistic, sterile, predictable monoculture where everyone is just doing what the data says

is the thinking that people would perceive the content meaningfully different without the bias of those metrics?

that's why the recreator economy is going to win

Honestly I think this would go for a lot of socials. 

I'd love to try a client that doesn't show followers, likes and stuff like that. 

Issue is, I think, it's kinda hard to judge whether someone/something is "good enough" to take a closer look at. 

So this would perhaps be best for a client that also focuses only on a feed for channels and followers/people following