In the past 5 years, I've watched a lot of people with a lot of pageviews come and go. And I think I can affirm with a certain amount of credibility that pageviews are a popularity contest. But this is part of art (as well as life). And a necessary one at that. You also have to understand why so many people here on DA discredit pageviews as a measure of artistry. It is because beyond the quality of one's artistic endeavors, pageviews represent a very social component to art. "Social" of course referring the populace of this website. But which ever side of the argument you uphold, the overarching truth will become apparent. The internet is a tough place for art.

Not everyone has the internet. Out of those who do, only a select few know what you are talking about. And even fewer, of those select few, have tried their own hand at *insert topic here.* You could say that in one sense, the internet is the greatest leveling of the playing field to date. One who is preparing content for the internet must be prepared to appeal to an unprecedented variety of readers/listens from an unprecedented variety of geographical/cultural backgrounds.

I guess I'm just trying to say that take pagviews at face value. I've sat here for too long, just watching them add up for purely social reasons, to tell you that they mean anything about art. And I watch amazing artists rack them up faster than you can shake a worm at. Ah crap, I don't have a point.