You probably weren’t unfollowed. Some of your new followers were likely scam accounts that Medium banned. They’re easy to spot when you know what to look for: Joined only a few weeks ago yet are already following 3,000 to 25,000 accounts; stories they’ve published are regurgitated AI; profile descriptions claim “expertise” in AI, travel, crypto, wellness, entrepreneurship, SEO, or some other topic that Chat GP can readily generate articles for.

Your writing is consistently delight and anyone would be a fool to unfollow you.