Stories in Heat · 12:27am May 11th, 2021
What is up with the heat stat? And why, in particular, does The Thing in the Sub-Sub-Sub Basement, a cute but unremarkable story from five years ago with under 1K views featuring a niche pony and a nearly unknown one, always have one of my top heat ratings?
What secrets does the algorithm hold? What is the secret of this story’s enduring and weirdly consistent niche appeal?
Aww I remember reading this during a class in my senior year about the time it was posted! Cute little story
It's probably that same shadowy group of haters you mentioned in that other blog. The timing seems to match up, perfect fit for the MO, open and shut case. Let's file it and grab a doughnut , it's a full plate today.
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The haters like this story. Okay. Got it.
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Happy to be an occasion for nostalgia!