Have you noticed that you don’t really have followers any more?
I know some of my most die-hard supporters would gather at Parliament with me to protest whatever discriminatory bill comes next, but that’s not the point.
On LinkedIn, there is no guarantee that each of my 5k ‘followers’ will see this post. In fact, it’s dead certain they won’t (unlike Medium, where I can see the feed of stories only from those I’ve actually ‘followed’).
I’m no longer writing for my followers, I’m writing to be noticed. First, by the algorithm which decides if this post is ‘viral worthy’, then for the folk it puts it in front of. Are they going to read, skim, comment, or repost? Are you?
So, I don’t really have followers any more. The loosely termed ‘community’ we once had here has been eroded away. And I think that’s sad.