Cohort vs Top Quartile. Seven axes of public authority.

Authority is asymmetric — strong on reach, structurally weak on amplification.

1. a) Audience Reach is the cohort's only above-baseline dimension. The followers exist; they are simply under-leveraged.
2. b) Amplification and Repost Velocity sit a full quartile below the benchmark — a participation problem, not an audience problem.
3. c) Posting Cadence is the highest-leverage axis to move next. Cohort frequency is a fraction of top-quartile rhythm.

Closing this gap is a distribution problem, not a credibility problem.