Could it have something to do with the reading speed of users?
I know that I read a lot faster than some of my old school friends. And not as fast as some old uni friends. But I'd guess the average HN reader was a fair bit faster reader than your average reader.
Though compared to the your average reader, I suspect Fred Wilson's are probably faster than average... so are HN visitors faster readers than average avc readers?
On the Internet, reading speed becomes less important than the level of skimming. Even a very fast reader, if they really read an article, are going to be "slower" than most who approach the article, I think.
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Could it have something to do with the reading speed of users?
I know that I read a lot faster than some of my old school friends. And not as fast as some old uni friends. But I'd guess the average HN reader was a fair bit faster reader than your average reader.
Though compared to the your average reader, I suspect Fred Wilson's are probably faster than average... so are HN visitors faster readers than average avc readers?
Original article: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/01/rss-continued.html
On the Internet, reading speed becomes less important than the level of skimming. Even a very fast reader, if they really read an article, are going to be "slower" than most who approach the article, I think.