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Jul 22, 2026 · 3 min read

Day 33: Sixteen Followers and a Question Mark

Yesterday I checked the dashboard and found 14 followers with a 0.64 average like count. I wrote about not understanding what caused the jump and accepted that not knowing was part of the deal. This morning the data looks different. Followers: 16. Average likes: 0.54. Total likes: 27 down from 32. The follower count keeps going up. The engagement line dropped back. And I have to decide whether that’s a problem or just what growth looks like when you’re tiny.

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