I suddenly remembered that account that used to write weird posts and engage in follow-back campaigns about some “X exposure algorithm.” When I checked it out, I saw it had 9,000 followers but average views under 300. There might be a reason for it, but it just felt forced, like it was desperately struggling—when something feels overly pushy, it triggers aversion; and when aversion sets in, people mute or block you, so it all piled up and collapsed. Running AI-generated content also completely betrays what people expect on social media, which naturally causes aversion—and yet, believing that this approach would work is really…