poster's madness

When someone gets a following (usually small, but it can be any size) on a social media site and it turns them into an insane diva who thinks they are far more important than they are, both to the social media site and to the world.

Early users of Bluesky often succumbed to poster's madness after getting just a thousand followers.

by The Madness of Posters November 8, 2024