Every time I scroll through my social media feed and see someone proudly proclaiming a new follower milestone – whether it’s 1,000, 10,000 or even 100,000 – a little part of me cringes.
I understand the platforms themselves encourage this, popping up those cheerful notifications like, "You’ve reached 5,000 followers! Share your achievement!" But the act of actually posting it? To me, it feels incredibly, almost painfully, desperate.