Here is what I realized as a small account the past two weeks after lowering my engagement:

> my visibility tanked:
which means, if I want to reach more people I need to be active in the replies
> posting more ≠ higher visibility:
posting more means posting to the void and yes, I did try to post as much as I can but tends to be that replies to support other content is what I need
posting more might just work if my following is already huge and it will be easy to follow up those who really engage back
that being said, the small your account the more work you need to do to place your account in the face of other people in the space
if I said something wrong, I'm up for correction
what works for you best?
the image? lol nothing