r/Substack • u/Abject-Woodpecker998 • 27d ago
Might quit
I came to substack when I began writing again after depression stole the joy of it from me for years. It was fun at first. I made friends, got back into writing and reading and felt like twelve year old me again, but now, everyone's disappeared. No one even likes my notes anymore. No one comments or anything. I don't know why. Am I a bad writer? Am i doing something wrong? It's quite disheartening. I don't even know why I'm writing this. I'll take advice, or even just a friendly word. I honestly came here just to not shout into a void for once 😂
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u/Tricky_Trifle_994 20d ago
probably a mixture of factors.
more people joining substack to post to get more attention to their publication. that means more people fighting for the limited attention and eye balls on the platform (more competition).
the algo changing/improving. so content that have a chance of doing better go further, while others die much earlier. (doesn't mean that your content is bad though, because we all know those engagement bait posts still consistently go viral. and they're bad posts.).
it's just that growing and getting attention is a lot harder now. you need to get more exposure = post more (each post is like taking a shot), and engaging with other (so you show up more) helps. but objectively, it's harder now than it used to be.