You pour your soul into your art. You write the truth, raw and unfiltered, maybe even making your audience uncomfortable, but in a good way. And then… nothing.
Billionaires Control What Content Gets Distributed, Silencing Controversial Voices with Oppressive Algorithms
No views. No likes. No traction. You start to wonder: ‘Is my work bad? Am I shouting into the void?’ Let’s be clear: Your work might not be failing. It might be too visceral for the system that distributes it.
You’re not paranoid, you’re perceptive. And your content or art doesn’t suck. It just doesn’t serve the machine. That’s not a flaw. That’s a threat.
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The Algorithm Doesn’t Care About Truth
The platforms that dominate our virtual lives, Google, Meta, YouTube, TikTok, aren’t built to elevate art. They’re built to maximize engagement, ad revenue, and user retention. That means:
- Safe sells: Content that’s upbeat, digestible, and advertiser-friendly gets pushed.
- Controversy is curated: Rage-bait gets traction, but existential dread? Political nuance? Emotional complexity? That’s risky.
- Depth is buried: Long-form, layered, emotionally intense work is algorithmically disadvantaged.
If your art explores addiction, grief, political frustration, or spiritual chaos, it’s not that it’s bad. It’s that it’s unprofitable or even dangerous.
Why My Work Might Be Suppressed. Not Because It’s Bad, But Because It’s Dangerous
- I write about addiction, death, political frustration, and spiritual chaos.
- I don’t wrap it in comfort or sell it as self-help. I assume my audience is smart and want to provide thought provoking content to assist them as they see fit.
- This kind of work doesn’t trend, but it haunts. And haunting doesn’t sell ads.
So yes, it’s entirely possible that my voice is being algorithmically sidelined, not because it lacks quality, but because it refuses to play nice.
Why Artists Feel Suppressed in a Billionaire-Run Ecosystem
- Algorithms reward conformity: Platforms push content that’s safe, viral, and advertiser-friendly. Raw, challenging art, especially with political or existential themes, often gets buried and ignored.
- Distribution is monopolized: You have to go through Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, etc. to reach people. That means your visibility is filtered through their priorities.
- Art becomes content: The shift from “expression” to “engagement” means the value of your work is measured in likes, not societal impact.
- Subtle silencing: It’s not always “your content sucks,” it’s “your writing doesn’t fit the mold.” And the mold is shaped by corporate interests, not artistic ones.
What You Can Do When You Feel Invisible as a Content Creator
- Build direct channels: Email lists, Patreon, and Substack, these are places where you own the connection.
- Use the system strategically: Post the palatable to lure readers into the deeper stuff.
- Collaborate with other outsiders: Amplify each other’s voices. Create your own echo chamber. Want to collaborate with me? Send an email.
- Lean into your edge: If your work is too raw for the mainstream, that’s your brand. Own it.
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Remember Your Voice Is a Threat, Not a Flaw
Art that challenges the status quo doesn’t trend. It haunts. It lingers. It asks questions the system doesn’t want answered.
So if your work is being suppressed, maybe it’s not a failure. Maybe it’s a signal: You’re creating something that matters.
- Art becomes content: The shift from “expression” to “engagement” means the value of your work is measured in likes, not societal impact.
- Subtle silencing: It’s not always “your content sucks,” it’s “your writing doesn’t fit the mold.” And the mold is shaped by corporate interests, not artistic ones.
How to Market Raw Art in a Palatable World
You don’t have to sell out. You just have to be strategic. Here’s how:
- Lead with the accessible, link to the abyss
- Post short, digestible lines that hint at deeper themes.
- Use captions like: “If this line hits you, the full piece will wreck you.”
- Use visuals to lure, words to pierce
- Pair your content with moody art, glitch aesthetics, or stark black-and-white imagery.
- Let the image draw them in, then hit them with the truth.
- Create short videos with layered audio
- Whispered voiceover + ambient music + flashing words.
- Keep it under 60 seconds. Make it feel like a ritual, not a reel.
- Use hashtags strategically
- #PoetryForTheLost
- #Don’tBeAloneInTheChaos
- #ArtThatHurts
- #ShadowPoetry
- #UnpalatableTruths
If your art is being suppressed, maybe it’s because it doesn’t serve the machine. Good. Let it serve the broken, the seekers, the ones who still feel too much. Don’t be alone in the chaos. Drown in it with me.
Poetry for the Lost, Numb, and Invisible
I write for the ones who feel like ghosts in their own lives. For the addicts who chase silence. For the politically disillusioned who scream into static. For the ones who fear death but flirt with it daily. For the ones who ache for love but don’t believe in romance.
This isn’t poetry for healing. It’s poetry for witnessing. It doesn’t hold your hand. It stares back. Check out The Sun Will Eat You, Too.
For the Numb Generation: An Invitation to the Abyss
You’re not here for healing. You’re here because something cracked. Maybe it was grief. Maybe it was addiction. Maybe it was the slow erosion of meaning. This isn’t a safe space. It’s a mirror. And if you’re still reading, you already know that pain isn’t the enemy, it’s the only thing that ever felt real.
Modern society is increasingly engineered to suppress emotional depth. Key contributors include:
- Digital Overload
- Constant screen exposure reduces in-person interaction, especially among youth.
- Social media fosters curated personas, discouraging vulnerability.
- Dopamine-driven scrolling numbs emotional nuance
- Chronic Stress & Burnout
- High-pressure environments normalize emotional suppression for productivity.
- Hustle culture rewards detachment from personal needs.
- Emotional labor is expected but rarely supported.
- Isolation & Loneliness
- Nearly half of U.S. adults report feeling lonely, a condition now considered as dangerous as smoking.
- Solo gaming, remote work, and shrinking social circles erode empathy and emotional regulation.
- Neurobiological Impact
- Apathy affects brain regions tied to motivation and emotional processing, such as the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and ventral striatum
- Neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s often begin with emotional disengagement.
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