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    6 days ago

    Sales, in this context, indicate that people are reading the manga. It’s not literally about the money; it’s a popularity metric. Seeing as the author most likely intends their work to be enjoyed, popularity is a fair measure of success. If we lived in a post-scarcity or Communist society, this post would just read “7th most downloaded” or something.

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      6 days ago

      Communist society, this post would just read “7th most downloaded” or something.

      Or Borrowed You can say