Simblr isn’t going to be anything other than stress if you have expectations of being a “big” simblr, aka, a simblr who gets lots of interaction and validation. If you’re satisfaction on this platform is built on the emotions of other people, you will be extremely disappointed. Extremely.
I’m actually not going to say that numbers don’t matter. I’d be a hypocrite if I did. I like seeing my follower count go up. I like checking the likes and reblogs I get on my posts. I feel proud when CC I release performs well. I feel disappointment when it doesn’t. I don’t think ignoring the numbers is necessarily going to fix your disatifaction if your blog isn’t where you’d like it to be. BUT, at the same time, you can’t let whether or not you’re popular on the internet dictate your worth in real life.
And this might sound harsh, but you’re not entitled to having people like or use or reblog or care about your content. If that’s what you’re looking for, that’s fair. Again, I’d be a hypocrite if I said I didn’t care about building an audience or that you shouldn’t. But unless you’re the right social personality type who networks without even really thinking about it, you’re climb upwards is not going to be this bombastic canon shot into the stratosphere where you can confidently call yourself a big simblr.
The terms “big” and “small” I have ~opinions~ on, too, and I think it’s an interesting conversation to have, but I’ve already gone on long enough, and I’m typing this on mobile (yikes).
