I love to blog.

(I like to think so… but in reality? No.)
I love to read other people’s blogs.

(That looks more like an ostrich egg, but who am I to turn down free food?)
I love to comment on other people’s blogs and have them comment on mine.

(Yes…. Yes I can.)
For me, it’s all about connecting. And I’ve been doing it for over 14 years.
Finding a small tribe of like minded weirdos is comforting, and I enjoy it.
So while I’m relatively new here, and I realize WordPress is a large site with scores of people who try to profit from, or make a living out of it…. I’m constantly dumbfounded by the amount of shadow bloggers who inhabit this space.
They like my post, sometimes they follow me…. when I know damn well they’ve never read a single word I’ve written.
Do they even exist?

Example.

This person (?) has 418 followers…
And 85 likes on a post that isn’t even a post.
WTH?
How can you like something that doesn’t exist?

(Okay, never mind… that’s fabulous.)
But please tell me what the point is here, because I’m confused.
Drive by likings.
Shadow followers.
Why?