sure, there's just two things to bear in mind.

creative recognition is a matter of luck. you can spend hours crafting a post, only to find out that the time you posted "neon genesis eggbugellion" is now in a post chain 12 people deep.

if you want your stuff to do the rounds, if you want to do numbers—you gotta just keep making things and seeing what sticks, there's no real trick but persistence

the other thing to note is that popularity isn't all it's cracked up to be. turns out a lot of notifications stops being fun eventually, and sometimes a "hit post" will drown out the other things in your life

i'd advise to post what makes you happy, over catering to an audience. the mad scientists doing css crimes are likely doing just that, unleashing a horror with a cackle.

personally i've yet to do css crimes, but i've had a few posts pop off: a stupid joke (people love nostalgia) a half-assed computer post (people love learning new things) and stirring the fediverse pot (people love a bit of tongue in cheek flamebait). for me though, i don't post to get clicks, i post to talk at length about my hobbies, or i post to remember something later on, plus the occasional bad joke.

i'm not saying "just be yourself and you'll be popular" but "be yourself, you'll have more fun doing it—you never really know what's gonna resonate in advance". hobby posting might not get you all the attention but it will help you meet other nerds to bounce ideas off.

no, i cannot 😊

at least i hope not

1. The purpose of turkey, specifically white meat turkey on typical Thanksgiving plate, is to be a bland lean meat that serves as a pallet cleanser between heavier sides. Yes, it's typically the worst part of the meal - that's the point. It's there to make your stomach and your soul feel better about all that stuffing you just ate.

2. With that said, white meat turkey should still have some flavor to it. If your turkey is flavorless and desiccated, odds are it was overcooked. People tend to get over-ambitious on Thanksgiving and buy enormous birds that take forever to cook, which means the white meat on the outer part of the breast dries out while the heat penetrates to cook the rest of the bird.

People do all sorts of fancy stuff to get around this - basting, brineing, super long low and slow cook times, etc - but there's an easier solution. Buy a smaller bird! Even turkey likers don't want to eat that much turkey on Thanksgiving. It's very difficult to mess up a 12-14 lb turkey if you follow a decent simple recipe. I like this one a lot - https://www.number-2-pencil.com/garlic-herb-butter-thanksgiving-turkey-recipe/

3. Also, if you're looking for a meat has more character and flavor - it's right there. Dark meat is the superior turkey meat, and unlike white meat, it works on it's own.

Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) - (five of five)