YES! That's something I forgot to mention, the tagging spam! I was tagged by someone who listed a few writers of "inspiring writers" they wanted to interview. I had never heard of them. They had never engaged with my stuff. They didn't follow me. How was I suddenly "inspiring" to them.
Honestly, I don't believe it is a numbers game. I was on someone's profile earlier who has 160K followers. But it looks like most of his work gets a few comments at best.
You write with passion and authenticity. You don't write clickbait. You keep it real. That's what I'm here for! I bet all your followers are genuine and here to read your words!