2,558 Is Not a Number of People

Bluesky says I have 2,558 followers . For two years I've treated that number as the verdict on my writing: that many people decided my posts were worth seeing, every day, and kept deciding. Next week I turn 21, and before the number ticks over I wanted to actually meet my audience. So I pulled the list. The neat thing about Bluesky is that the data isn't locked away. Every follow is a public…