She explained that not relying on algorithmic feedback and the numbers continually going up actually made her feel like she was creating a more stable base for her creative practice. Trends and platforms always change, but she could be sure she knew where her work was going: “If I adapt to every trend, if I hop on every new platform and try to build a following there, I’m going to be building sandcastle after sandcastle. If the algorithm is failing us now, that means it was never stable. It was like a fair-weather friend.”
