You have consistently explained your thoughts. In many ways, I agree with you. For every first goal there should be growth. And what is growth here? Growth in my opinion is the growth of the voice. And then comes the growth of personal qualities, the growth in the number of followers and the growth of comments under your posts.
I know some users who increase the strength of their voice only because of their efforts. They do not use third-party investments, but rely only on their own resources. Simply put - "their account feeds itself." Good example. Your efforts = your result. This is an axiom :)
Thank you