How likely are people actually clicking through links of related materials in a post, seems unlikely to me, actually unlikely to the point that I am thinking about whether it is actually useful.
Depends on the post and the links. I click through about 15% of Zvi’s links, for instance, but I appreciate the others as further information and willingness to cite, even if I don’t personally use them. Other posts, I skim rather than really examining, and links still add value by indicating that the author has actually done a bit of research into the topic.
Thanks for the datapoint. Also links serving as indicator of effort rather than actually expanding on the amount of information on the passage is a good point. If links are mainly indicator of effort, I think this imply that people should not try as hard to make sure the relevance of the links.
How likely are people actually clicking through links of related materials in a post, seems unlikely to me, actually unlikely to the point that I am thinking about whether it is actually useful.
related: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JZuqyfGYPDjPB9Lne/you-don-t-have-to-click-the-links
Depends on the post and the links. I click through about 15% of Zvi’s links, for instance, but I appreciate the others as further information and willingness to cite, even if I don’t personally use them. Other posts, I skim rather than really examining, and links still add value by indicating that the author has actually done a bit of research into the topic.
Thanks for the datapoint. Also links serving as indicator of effort rather than actually expanding on the amount of information on the passage is a good point. If links are mainly indicator of effort, I think this imply that people should not try as hard to make sure the relevance of the links.
FWIW: My click through rate is probably <5%.