Losing Connections You Probably Didn't Talk To Anyway

My follower count- which has never impressed anyone- fell by forty-seven. Did I mention that I probably cannot have children? I commented about that once and lost fifteen followers and/or connections.

It was on a post that many saw. It's not like I am impotent. I had hip surgery, needed an X- Ray and the doctor said it happened close enough to that area that I would not be able to have children.

I had broken my hip and had been on my back for seventy hours straight. The last thing on my mind was a relationship or starting a family. I would rather finish a family. That was said so long ago and no one has changed my mind.

Don't worry about it. Not sure I have the strength for a relationship right now. Work takes a lot out of me. It always did. Why do I mention this? Because all the people who freaked out over losing followers probably had the number return to its original size.

I have one less. People come and go. There is no way to vet followers. Anyone can follow anyone else. Am I nostalgic for the days when people on Twitter announced "I'm at the bank" or something innocuous their followers knew they weren't home and broke into their homes?

Doesn't seem as bad as what Elon Musk subjected the world to. There are too many social media sites and my Twitter account was euthanized long ago. No one remembers, no one cares.

I submitted an article there. https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/you-still-love-me-tomorrow-thomas-jackson/ was a serious piece about the hiring process. No different viewers noticed it. Articles are evergreen and I stand by what was written.

Someday I shall start collecting articles into book form. Not only are not many on LinkedIn, most do not see posts unless they happen to be in the newsfeed at the point of publication. The number of followers has no bearing on that.

Followers come and go. It's only a number. I won't announce when or if I reach a certain plateau. Who cares if I have thousands of followers? There are plenty. New connections cause me to explore new avenues.

I'll end by answering two questions. Did I lose any English connections? Any Jewish connections? No. They are the most exciting connections who post and make this site worthwhile. Maintain your quality connections.