Bringing the xmca writer rankings in line with Mandelbrot's derivation requires
thinking that it costs less for the top writers than for those higher in
numerical rank to write a message. In other words, it "costs less" for mike to
write than Paul, and in turn Paul, than Diane, etc. Helps to explain those 3
sentence messages.
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"One of life's quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly become the author of something beautiful."
[Norman Maclean in "A river runs through it."]
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