dashing in the dark

I haven’t shared on my Instagram for over a year, and there’s a reason for that.

It was dead.

Dead, as in, my posts were barely getting 1000 views per photo, if that. I started to use engagement groups and boosting services to help increase my reach because I believed my creative expression deserved to be seen, but they were both not worth the time and money. Unfortunately, the majority of the 30k followers I had accumulated since the early 2010s appeared to be ghost followers.

I never wanted to be Instagram famous by any means. I just wanted to find a connection and gain creative stability to support myself independently.

I had to abandon it because it was not authentic to me. It didn’t align with who I really am.

I spent hours crafting posts in creative ways to help inspire and connect with others. Despite putting a lot of love and time into that account, I felt disconnected from it and had to let it go. It only felt right to do so.