The Business: Webtoons Proves Its Worth To Arkhaven

Below is a screencap from Webtoons regarding where Alt-Hero lies in the rankings.

And the Supreme Dark Lord had this to say about it:

Episode 3 of Hypergamouse is now live on Webtoons. Don't forget to subscribe to it, as that is the primary metric there and it will alert you when a new episode is uploaded. As you can see from the screencap taken this morning on the left, the more subscribers, the more the algorithm favors the comic, and the virtuous cycle continues. What is remarkable about that #4 ranking is that the number of episodes for the other top 5 comics range from 95 to 220. AH is on Episode 5.

That's a big deal. The SJWs have noticed; they're brigading Webtoons, and I expect (as does the SDL) that they're going to go for a Point-and-Shriek swarm attack hoping for an amenable authority on the inside to do the dirty work of deplatforming Arkhaven. While I expect most SJWs in SF and comics to be behind the curve, a review of Webtoons' public-facing personnel shows all the usual Tech Culture signs of them being likely to bend the knee under such pressure if applied.

(Which means that Webtoons stands a good chance of being forked if that happens, since the SDL and his tech minions have already figured what to do to clone Webtoons.)

The other takeaway here is that the SDL, and thus Arkhaven, enjoys a tightly-disciplined audience that is willing and able to concentrate effort to achieve extraordinary ends in extraordinary timeframes. This is a measure of enthusiasm and loyalty that cannot be discounted; it is to be treasured and nurtured, and the SDL does. He gets the importance of morale, and he makes certain it is high at all times. This is what makes the SDL bulletproof and he acknowledges it. Count on the subscription rates of Arkhaven's offerings to go up a little more now that the importance of subscriptions to the site metrics got made plain.

Two lessons: new disruptive technology should be embraced for competitive advantage, and disciplined audiences are far more effective than mobs of meh. This Webtoons episode shows that Vox Day understands both lessons very well, which is why Arkhaven--like Castalia--punches well above its weight class. Learn from this and apply as you can.