I make less now than I made when I had 1K followers three years ago (I have 23K now). My views have been in a steady downward trend for months, except for an occasional bump on a day here or there. There is no explanation for this. My audience is still growing, and yet my views only trend DOWN? Nah. Something is fishy. I'm doing my best to make a hard pivot. This doesn't feel like a safe space for writers anymore.