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not having engagement counts or metrics in my face has been a great relief
not having an algorithm curating my experience is empowering
not being a product is amazing
wow
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@wolfcoder yeah! it's kinda hurtful. I need these connections, but I am seriously anxious around things seeming like popularity contests
and then there's people judging their worth by their numbers, aaarghhh
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@heytanuki all of those metrics and analytics made me feel like someone was trying to tell me to be more marketable. It was uncomfortable.