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Some of you don’t want genuine engagement. You want people to repay you for every like, comment, and reply. And honestly, that’s part of what’s wrong with social media. Engagement for the sake of engagement is terrible. But never engaging with the people who support you is just as bad. I don’t believe engagement should come with expectations. If I reply to your post, it doesn’t mean you owe me a reply. If I support your content, it doesn’t mean we’ve entered some kind of engagement contract. That’s not genuine interaction. That’s an exchange of obligations. I believe in engaging with people because something they shared interests me, because I have something to say, or simply because I appreciate them. And yes, showing love to the people who consistently support you matters too. But here’s the reality: we follow hundreds, sometimes thousands of people. We can’t possibly see everyone’s posts or reply to everyone, even if we genuinely want to. Sometimes you’ll engage with someone regularly and unintentionally miss someone else. It doesn’t mean you value them any less. Engagement should feel like a conversation, not a debt you have to repay. And I think social media would be a much better place if we all understood that.