What if your reach on social media was earned geographically before it went global?
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Hear me out.
Right now, anyone can go viral for anything, quality, silly, shock value, money, or pure luck. The algorithm doesn't care if what you post is actually good.
I've been thinking about a different model:
What if a new user starts with a limited local reach, say, people within 30km, and only expands to a wider audience as they earn positive ratings from their existing one? City to Country to Region to Global.
No buying followers. No gaming the algorithm. Your reach is a direct reflection of how much the people around you actually value what you put out.
My question is: Do you think geographic filtering could work as a quality gate for content? Would it solve anything, or just create new problems?
Genuinely curious what this community thinks, especially the skeptics.