jcole's Posts

jcole 📌 17 days ago (edited) • 18 views
hey people on darflen again after my 5 day (?) break i forgot, here’s post number 384, not like it matters

lately, I’ve been struggling with the whole “why bother” question when it comes to posting. every time I drop something, it just kinda sits there, untouched, unnoticed, like it never existed. zero engagement, no feedback, just me staring at the screen wondering if I’m wasting my time.

which, honestly, makes sense. I don’t follow anyone, don’t engage, just post into the void and hope something sticks. but it still sucks. putting effort into something only for it to feel like shouting into an empty room.

it’s not even about going viral or getting tons of attention. just some kind of recognition that what I’m doing exists. but nah, every time it’s the same story. and with every post that flops, motivation gets lower and lower, until I start questioning why I even bother at all.

not saying I’m quitting, but yeah, it’s hard to keep pushing forward when nothing ever changes. anyway, that’s where I’m at right now. maybe I’ll figure it out, maybe I won’t. who knows.

part 2 because i wanted to expand

but here’s the real issue to me. while i sit here agonizing over effort vs. results, i see people posting whatever. blurry photos, half-baked thoughts, vague ramblings that barely make sense, and somehow they still get something. a couple likes. a random comment. just some indication that people saw it, even if they barely processed it.

so what am i doing wrong? is it too much effort that’s the problem? should i start dropping nonsense and hope for the best? maybe engagement isn’t about polish or thoughtfulness. maybe it’s just being there, constantly, like a background noise that people eventually start noticing.

meanwhile, qxva is out here churning out nonsense daily like it’s a form of high art, acting like he’s the backbone of this platform because he happens to post more than anyone else. spamming the feed like it’s his personal diary and then patting himself on the back for being "the most active." as if sheer volume equals value.

which would make sense. posting low-effort stuff is easier, faster, less emotionally taxing. it’s not tied to expectations, just existence. no overthinking, no hesitation, just throwing things out and moving on.

but is that what i want? do i want to contribute to the endless scroll of meaningless content? maybe. maybe not. depends on the day.

for now, i’ll keep doing what i do, even if it feels like screaming into the void. but if you’re someone who posts the equivalent of a blurry picture of your cat and still gets engagement, what’s the secret?
jcole 8 months ago • 9 views
should've done this for that esben war
jcole 11 months ago • 9 views

silence can be pretty powerful when it comes to shutting down pointless drama

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jcole 8 months ago • 8 views
jcole 8 months ago (edited) • 6 views
if hiring moderation for free existed i would be one of the top people to hire for it here
jcole 8 months ago • 8 views
the secret art of jcole
part 1

don't boast and act like a toddler
jcole 8 months ago (edited) • 12 views
i should change my account name so it doesn't look like i'm impersonating or trying to be someone

edit : had a severe lapse in judgement and i was wrong
jcole 8 months ago • 7 views
i play this dead game and occasionally see one guy come online every now and then
jcole 8 months ago • 11 views
rate this car 1-10
jcole 8 months ago • 35 views
accusing me of being a bozo or manipulating statistics to get on the homepage is hypocritical. lets consider that 90% of the people making these accusations either use alt accounts that make up half of their followers or have followers solely because they came from wasteof and have no substantial posts or reasons to follow them.
jcole 8 months ago (edited) • 9 views
i took my time to get more followers. instead of trying to grab attention, i just focused on being a cool and interesting/good presence on the website. i aimed to make real connections and offer something valuable so that people would naturally want to follow me.

i'd include examples of attention-seeking behavior, but i don't want to create negativity by calling anyone out.
jcole 8 months ago • 8 views
i feel like lots of people accuse me of using alts to bot my followers

even though i've made at most one account for that purpose
and even then i actually used the account for content

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