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I Guess It Might Be Time To Give Up

I hate to say it, but I don’t see any other avenues left to me

Aurelia Bliss
All About M
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2 min readJan 11, 2025

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Some time ago I started noticing that my stats were looking hinky. My follower numbers were skyrocketing while my reads crashed. As of today, my followers are still rising — and thank you all for your interest — but my read counts continue to plummet.

I’ve written about my problems with the algorithm a few times now. I’ve questioned and griped about statistical weirdness, but have always shouldered on.

The latest change, however, is the arrow to my heal.

For the past week, no matter how many reads are credited, no matter the numbers of claps or highlights or comments, I have made zero cents.

Zero. Cents.

Now, is this just me? Has it happened to you, too? Is this some kind of shadow banning sideshow? Is there a box that was unclicked or some gremlin-glitch skittering around the wires doing mean things?

I don’t think I’ve done anything to be punished for. I don’t leave mean comments. I read articles and stories all the time, and always try to interact.

So what is it? Maybe it’s an honest mistake they will go back and make right. My experience is that…

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Aurelia Bliss
Aurelia Bliss

Written by Aurelia Bliss

I write nonfiction, fiction, and sort-of-sort-of-not fiction. Whatever I'm writing at the moment is always me giving a peek. Top writer in Humor and History.

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