Colin Frazier, a loyal MR reader, writes:
I noticed you occasionally post e-mails from loyal MR readers. That made me wonder:
- How do you know if readers are being loyal?
- What is required of me to be a loyal reader? Is it just that I frequently read the site? Must I forego reading other sites like Mankiw’s or McArdle’s blogs? Disavow other economists? (I’ve sworn off Krugman!)
- Is there an oath?
- Is there a loyalty program in which I could earn points for posts I read and redeem them for valuable economic insights?
Your devoted (and–I think–loyal) reader
Only a truly loyal MR reader would ask questions of this kind.
Interesting Question.
Interesting Answer.
Not sure it’s about loyalty. You post to share your views and air them across whoever stumbles across them.
That’s why the net is a more interesting medium than a one-way medium, such as TV
I will be loyal only as long as I am satisfied with the product.
I prefer a loyal Tyler and a treacherous Tyrone.
I’m still a fan of Krugman and a loyal ‘reader’ of this site. May not always agree with everything posted but I get some neat economic insights.
Three words: server IP logs.
A loyal reader would not exit immediately upon noting dissatisfaction, but would stick around long enough to try exercising the voice option.
To a point. Then it’s hasta la vista, baby.
Is asking those sorts of question a necessary or sufficient condition for becoming a loyal reader?
Or can one become loyal without asking questions at all?
I must admit that part of the fun of this blog is that often questions only get half answered.
And do not forget that not _all_ MR readers are loyal:
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/03/latin_american_.html
I come at it the other way around. What would be a disloyal reader? Presumeably a disloyal reader would be someone who doesn’t read the blog. But then what makes them a “reader”. Are we using “loyal” as a substitute for “regular”? If so, how regular? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Or is “loyal” actualy an adjective that has no real meaning at all in this context? I suspect the latter.
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