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Showerthought: I was sure those 'engagement pod' groups on Telegram were a total scam for boosting social numbers.
Joined one for a month as a test, and my Instagram reach actually dropped 15% because the algorithm flagged the inauthentic activity from a bunch of random accounts.
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owens.ben7d ago
Honestly, the bigger problem is those pods train you to act like a bot. You start posting at weird times just to hit the group deadline, and your captions get generic trying to please everyone. Tbh the algorithm probably sees that shift in your own behavior and pushes you down even more. It's not just about the random likes, it's about how it makes you change your real habits. Ngl, it turns a creative space into a second job where you're just checking boxes. You end up worse off than when you started, both in reach and how you feel about posting.
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