Andrew McCluskey

Each week, Dense Discovery surfaces what the algorithms overlook – spanning design, tech, art, culture and the spaces between.

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My analysis reveals that successful beauty communities consistently maintain around 50-75 highly active members, regardless of their total size. These aren't just casual participants - they're what I'm calling “core members,” users who posted at least 3 times during my January analysis period.

• #fyi — had a thought, no real hill to die on.


• #suggestion — there’s a hill, I’m not going to die on it. But this is what I would do if I were you.


• #recommendation — I’m climbing the hill, I won’t die on it. But I’ve thought about this a lot, and don’t ignore the feedback.


• #plea — I don’t like dying on hills and that’s not really what we do, but this

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a new Status as a Service business must devise some proof of work that depends on some actual skill to differentiate among users.

even though I can’t personally relate one bit I heard everything he said.