Beware 'database famous' popularity
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you might call it like paper popularity or their sequel, their sequel, famous, you know, they're just famous in a database somewhere. They're not they're not actually.
Episode 145: Valudation (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:34:03 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Like rappers with millions of streams who can't sell concert tickets, some podcasts have paper popularity: big numbers in a database but no real audience that cares.
Not in the audio. "sequel famous" is likely Dave saying "SQL famous" (famous in a database).