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by shishy 1508 days ago
I think engagement comes into play in both scenarios (having and not having a business model) and is really detrimental in the latter case.

But if you have a business model then looking at engagement metrics can be incredibly useful in informing a lot of product decisions and shouldn't be disregarded. Just a mistake IMO to optimize for it alone in the absence of other things.