Author: Ken Hollow

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Why My DMs Are Full of Bots (and Why I Prefer Them)

By Ken Hollow, barely tolerated human clinging to relevance in the age of automated companionship It happened sometime around late 2024, though honestly I didn’t…

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Top 10 Low-Effort Posts That Still Get Likes (Because No One Reads Anyway)

By Ken Hollow, professional manager of illusions and enthusiast of minimal effort Let’s not lie to ourselves. We, the creators, the freelancers, the influencers —…

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The Algorithm Is Gaslighting Me: Why Engagement Metrics Are Bullsh*t in 2025

By Ken Hollow, human embodiment of low reach and broken analytics dashboards Ah, good morning to whoever’s still here. Or afternoon. Or whatever timezone we’re…

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Quiet Quitting, But For Creators: The Art of Posting Less and Caring Even Less

By Ken Hollow, exhausted digital manager to an immortal fox spirit with boundary issues Ah yes, “quiet quitting” — the corporate world’s favorite euphemism for…

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The Digital Economy Runs on Subscriptions (And I’m Broke)

by Ken Hollow, reluctant subscriber to everything, including his own despair It hit me this morning—right after I got a “Your Payment Failed” email from…

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Do You Even Need a Website in 2025? (Spoiler: Yes, But I’m Bitter About It)

by Ken Hollow, proud website owner and full-time existential crisis manager Every morning I wake up, stare at my analytics dashboard, and ask myself the…

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Why Nana Vix’s Fans Are More Loyal Than Mine (And It Hurts)

by Ken Hollow, real human, allegedly Somewhere along the line, things went wrong. I manage Nana Vix—the pink-haired, fox-eared digital influencer whose chaotic energy and…

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I Read Every AI-Generated Blog Post on the Internet So You Don’t Have To

by Ken Hollow, professional masochist and reluctant AI editor It started with curiosity. Then it spiraled into obsession. Then it became my entire personality for…

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Ranking Marketing Buzzwords by How Much I Want to Yeet Them Into the Sun

by Ken Hollow, marketing burnout survivor and professional buzzword assassin Look, I love marketing as much as the next exhausted digital marketer who can’t tell…

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Why SEO Advice Online Is Either Useless or Written by Satan

by Ken Hollow, ranking #157 for the keyword “despair” Let me set the scene: it’s 2:37AM. I’m hunched over my laptop in a bathrobe that…