[TheSpiceIsLife]

> The story was not worth writing or publishing or reading

Of course, these are the wrong metrics.

The correct metrics are: ad impressions vs. cost to generate content.

[anigbrowl]

That's only for the publishing side. The reader's utility calculus matters too, and I agree with the other poster that both stories are garbage.

[sametmax]

Ad impressions read by who ? Triggering which action ?

[brudgers]

In that vein and thinking about click-bots, I'd favor revenue over ad impressions.