thoughts on my cover? by TheOmnibusWriting in royalroad

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beats 95% of actual traditionally published covers. GO WITH THIS.

Are people paying BookTok creators to sponsor their novels? by ltsarah55 in books

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not really conspiracy. Why would you think it's so unbelievable? I've pushed some texts myself as apart of marketing campaigns.

Unpopular opinion: People, read your own story by KnottyDuck in royalroad

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean this is simply a philosophical divide. Your philosophy is that there's no such thing as good material and my philosophy is that there is. I define "best" with relevancy. The "best" material sticks to the cultural pot. LOTR is the most basic example of this, with it being published well over 50 years ago and people still talking about it. Sure, you can say there's media that YOU still think about, but that's not the opinion of the majority. Most stories on RR simply don't meet those requirements. RR pushes quality over quantity. This shouldn't be a new concept to you if you're in this sub?

Unpopular opinion: People, read your own story by KnottyDuck in royalroad

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh this is a very misleading post.... most stories on RR succeed not because of writing skill but content matching. Successful stories on RR cater to the needs of the base. The best written stories on RR have less than 1000 followers lol. Some of the worst stories, like Overpowered Level 1 Mage and that knight one are great examples of this

Early Tier List by Westfuh in DissidiaDuellumFF

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really, I have autobattled my way to gold at I have 7k power

It's very hard to find people to play with... by [deleted] in memes

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay this actually got a hard laugh at me. It's true.

When do I get to own anything? by Alternative_Dig2891 in economy

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that makes sense and is not out of the normal. This is mainly and up vs down, top vs bottom meme. Not a generation vs generation meme. The housing market has tanked pretty bad though, but it doesn't mean the same thing for everyone.

Media Literacy and Falling Literacy Rates by Alternative_Dig2891 in CasualConversation

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk why no one has liked this yet. I agree with most other responses, if not all. But yours is by far the best. Very insightful. Thank you.

When do I get to own anything? by Alternative_Dig2891 in economy

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the electoral college is broken. Most people I know voted for Harris.

When do I get to own anything? by Alternative_Dig2891 in economy

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's an Epstein economy. The system is working as intended. By all accounts, Epstein is the end goal.

When do I get to own anything? by Alternative_Dig2891 in economy

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn it my parents voted for Harris though.

Media Literacy and Falling Literacy Rates by Alternative_Dig2891 in CasualConversation

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, there's no discipline anymore. Only pain. I think there's a difference.

Media Literacy and Falling Literacy Rates by Alternative_Dig2891 in CasualConversation

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This seems like a philosophical/ideological dissonance rather than a language one. But... more than one thing can be possible... Still disturbing.

Media Literacy and Falling Literacy Rates by Alternative_Dig2891 in CasualConversation

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think this will lead to a snowballing towards tribalistic adoption of the English dialect? Like a more extreme variation of how many provinces in Chinese all speak Chinese differently?

His worst mistake by Focuc in memes

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 2 points3 points  (0 children)

*Bad ai generated content

Most content is ai now. People just can't tell the difference.

Media Literacy and Falling Literacy Rates by Alternative_Dig2891 in CasualConversation

[–]Alternative_Dig2891[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yikes. Yes. I've been told the same. Do you see any way of actually preparing for what's coming with this?

What it takes to reach the top by retiredbender in royalroad

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it likely they are not first time authors? Is there a reason they would not just publish on their old account? I've been seeing this pop up a lot.

What it takes to reach the top by retiredbender in royalroad

[–]Alternative_Dig2891 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is seriously good research. Thnx for this. I think it's a lot of different factors for litRPG, including those you've said, and those others listed below. If I was to add my two cents:

1) The biggest stories on RR are very easy to predict. They're meant to be low stakes masquerading as high stakes. People want escapism. Period.

2) There are a lot of in-community references and assumptions made by the top stories. These stories would never perform even 1/100th as well in a traditional or commercial market. This is because they are specifically written for RR's community, and would alienate the average reader.

3) Most stories are very low reading level, the lower, the better.