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Growing a Community from Zero to Eighty Thousand

March 3, 2026 · 6 min read · Growth, Community

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Three years ago the account had four thousand followers and a shaky narrative. Today it has more than eighty thousand. What changed was not a single campaign.

It was the compounding effect of showing up every week with something true to say, and ruthlessly cutting anything that felt performative.