Why Follower Count Matters Less Than Ever

It took Lex Dieck eight years of creating content online to reach 100,000 followers on Instagram. So when, as TikTok exploded in the early days of the pandemic, she saw countless new creators rack up that same number — and many times, more — on multiple platforms in a matter of months, she was, understandably, frustrated.

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