Humanity’s Next Steps

by SFT ExP

Psychological HorrorSci-fiVirtual RealityPost ApocalypticAnti-Hero LeadGrimdarkPsychological

On Rising Stars: Short Story #37

Flash fiction stories about humanity transcending with VR, BCI, implants, uploading consciousness, cloning, genetics, cybernetics, and more.

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#37

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Story Timeline

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Overview Engagement Prose Chapters

Ranking History

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Rating Breakdown

Overall4.59

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Streak History

Current

8/11/2026

Peak #36

7/3/2026

Peak #9

38d

6/16/2026

Peak #37

17d

5/28/2026

Peak #36

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4/10/2026

Peak #34

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Reader Funnel

How efficiently views become followers — benchmarked against 8,060 active stories with 150+ chapters

Views

163k

0.0 follows / 1k viewslast 30d

beats 13% of similar stories

Followers

0.21 favs / follower

beats 7% of similar stories

Favorites

Traffic (last 30d)76 views/day

beats 2% of similar stories

Conversion trend

Coolingrecent 0.0/1k vs lifetime 0.4/1k

Both levers trail the field

Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.

Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 150+ chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.