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The popularity excuse, debunked
6.7×
Per follower, a regular player's post resonates ~6.7× more
Raw likes favor creators 2.1× — but that's reach. A blue check alone buys 4.7× the likes.
The breakdown
Raw likes: creators look 2.1× more engaged.
Per 1,000 followers (median, the honest measure): players 10.65 vs creators 1.58 — a 6.7× player advantage.
A blue checkmark alone: 57.3 avg likes vs 12.1 unverified — 4.7× for the badge, same tier.
Regular players who blew up far above their follower count:
🧾 Receipts — real tweets (top by likes · click for the thread)
@Lampontheapp
player
♥ 14,038
@TimSweeneyEpic @BackersGamesF Gentle reminder that this soulless mf would've never done this if his image wasn't on the line. Fake fuck https://t.co/Fi2buY2840
@aixyno
player
♥ 13,742
@Fortnite of people wanting vbucks to be reverted
@Netarflow
player
♥ 10,118
@TimSweeneyEpic @BackersGamesF Too little, too late, Tim. You only 'solved' the insurance after the internet dragged you for laying off a dying man. How many other families got quietly screwed before the PR panic? Fire the execs who approve
@PavelTheCoder
player
♥ 8,453
@FortniteStatus @Pirat_Nation https://t.co/SxaRDfNbpX
@JoeFromSeattle1
player
♥ 8,439
@TimSweeneyEpic You spent the last 6 years making the most hated storefront in the gaming ecosystem while actively ignoring consumer feedback and then you posted this completely unironically
@InkHeiko
player
♥ 8,017
@EpicGames @Fortnite Elio: Blade, Kafka, it is imperative that you join Fortnite for the script
Blade: Dear aeons kill me https://t.co/65XTK2Q6oe
@Guffthebir
player
♥ 7,723
@FNCompetitive "Wakey wakey" already back asleep 😭
@BextoMoose
player
♥ 7,029
@FortniteStatus I appreciate the intention ig, but respectfully you guys are fucking stupid. To have nothing at all about the d4vd stuff, and actively add things related to Kanye West and Elon Musk AFTER they revealed themselves as nazis, y