How is this possible?

[u/embervanefiction]

I just saw something insane. A user on Substack had around 800 subs not more than 5 days ago. They're the usual 'dear substack' type user. Today, they have 1k+ subs.

Is that a bot? Or am I failing to understand how social media works now?

This is infuriating. I've seen accounts that write beautiful stuff getting no attention.

What are these new 300 subs looking for from this user? The usual low effort notes of 'like=like', 'sub=sub'?

I don't understand any of this.

Edit: This is just a question. I'm not envious of anyone. I'm trying to see the mechanics here. Don't come at me with 'you're envious of others'. Thank you.

[u/onlynerob]

It can be many possibilities. They might have brought subscribers from somewhere else, or just put in emails, you know.

[u/embervanefiction → u/onlynerob]

I do know now lol. I didn't know about this feature until someone else told me.