Splitting evenly is just how group dinners work, man. Someone always orders the lobster and someone always gets a salad, it all evens out over time. Making the waiter run 6 separate checks over a $240 tab is a lot of hassle just to save 20 bucks.

Milestones like that hit different when nobody else tracks them. Your 10k is a personal win, but the system only cares about next month’s queue. Same thing happened when I crossed 5k repairs, just another line on a spreadsheet. The $50 gift cards died after the first year here too. Numbers lose their shine when the only one watching is you.

Honestly, is that really a problem? You doubled your audience in six months, which is more than most people manage. I mean, sure, it's nice to know why people stick around, but it's not like you're getting evicted over this. The Tuesday crowd shows up, that's a win, not a trap. Why not just feed them what they like on Tuesdays and keep trying new stuff on Fridays for the few who care? If the Friday numbers drop, so what, you still have a hundred people who think you're worth following. Seems like you're overthinking a good thing.