Power ranking responses to NBA Power Rankings

4. Blind share

We’re getting to positive things now! I’m glad we’re here. It’s nice. You’re nice too. It took a while, but it was worth the time.

This is basically a vote of confidence. It shows a strong level of trust in the author to produce something worthy of consumption. It attaches your name to the piece and says “This person does good stuff, in my estimation. No matter what’s here, I wish to give it more reach.”

It’s kind of a selfless act. Writing is meant to be read, but you’re not even doing the reading necessarily. If you like the author, you’d probably enjoy it. With a blind retweet, you’re not even taking the time to do that. It’s putting the piece out for other people to appreciate before you even do it yourself. Damn, dude. Wow.

This one comes with a risk though. You may trust the author… but what if the NBA Power Rankings suck?

Look, it can happen. All authors miss sometimes. Even the most analytical, thorough, sourced rankings can go off course. Maybe they’re having an off day. Maybe something distracted them. It’s possible that there was a deadline and the content couldn’t be thoroughly vetted as it usually is and someone says Jonas Valančiūnas was a better player than Ja Morant without having the time to think it through.

Now you’ve sponsored that opinion. It’s not the end of the world, but it’s a negative.

Assuming the article is good, though, this is a fine thing to do. In those situations, it’s a boon to the author, an opportunity for a follower, and a kind move for you.