i have the same issue, too. i used to be on the front page around 2017-2019 and overnight, my page doesn't show up on the front page despite having more followers than the others since it ranks by follower count. shadowbanned lol :|
The Most Followed order/page where you're listed has been totally borked for a couple of years. Someone here found a way to spoof the count numbers so Kyle "fixed" it. Where your website gets placed seems to have no correlation to any known metrics at this point.
on that 15th entry: personally I feel my mind slipping into the same patterns each year (diff patterns at specific times). Maybe that's a human/brain thing? Idk, after reading ur entry I tried searching for some academic paper that'd explain it (?) rn but its late and I admit half-assedly doing it. Anyway, thought of posting this here for empathy sakes! someone else feels that way (yay? :( )
OH MY I think I found something. (which was considerably faster than I thought since im sleepy ;-;) https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1057/ajp.2010.14 . That introduction brought up a lot of references and holy S this is really a thing (havent gone thru the rest of the paper tho). Hopefully this helps? (Again, empathy-wise talking, since im relieved to find smth relatable on the psychology field)
@culturalwasteland wow thank you! Im book marking it right now so I can read it later!!!!