The leaderboard is a vibe coded excel sheet cosplaying as true engagement metric dashboard. 

And if your score dipped… it’s not you.

Your work didn’t suddenly get worse.

Treating the leaderboard as an important metric is the fastest way to resent this place.

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First Draft Club

——— The Leaderboard Isn’t Your Mirror ———

I’ve seen too many people spiral this week because of their Rewards score. They look at the chart, see the number slide down, and assume it means their content is bad. That they’re being ignored. That they aren’t good enough.  

It’s not true.  

The leaderboard is not a measure of your worth. It’s not a measure of your reach. It’s just a reflection of one thing: who happens to interact with your casts in a given week. And you cannot control that.  

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Here’s the blunt part:  

✷ You could post something brilliant and if the “right” people don’t like, comment or recast it, it won’t score.  

✷ Not everyone is considered equal. Some people’s interactions weigh more than others.

✷ You could post something mid and if a few whales hit it, it scores well.  

✷ The algorithm doesn’t care about consistency, or effort, or intent. It cares about spam labels and engagement weightings you don’t get to see.  


So when you tie your self-worth to it, you’re letting a black box decide how you feel about yourself. That’s not healthy.  

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If your number went down this week, it doesn’t mean your content got worse. It just means the dice rolled differently.  

What actually matters:  
- Are you making things you’re proud of?  
- Are you finding your people here?  
- Are you having conversations that feel good?  

Because the leaderboard won’t hug you when you’re burned out.  

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So if you need permission: stop staring at it. Go reply to a friend. Share something you love. Post something weird that makes you laugh.  

Your score is temporary. Your presence is not.

jonathancolton

I expanded my thinking

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