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Aug 07, 2026
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I thought my goal was ten thousand followers.

I thought that was what I was building toward.

And maybe you're thinking, that's not that many.

For me?

It wasn't the amount.

It was the belief that somehow, once I reached it, the discomfort would dissipate.

That this feeling of being a clap monkey would dissolve beneath the triumph.

I thought maybe I was burnt ouโ€ฆ

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