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Followers
49.1K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$275 – $447 / sponsored post
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🎁 Free analysisfor Chris Richards
Known for
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jun 9latest
19
Avg engagement / post
13–18
Typical post (engagement)
0%
Engagement vs followers
68/100
Consistent reach
Jul 2023
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 13 and 18 likes + reposts (median 16) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: Cleaning out the basement today and found this a day late · 58 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.7 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
117×
Follows 421 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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Proof of listening, proof of life — I just reviewed 102 recordings for THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE. Read it for free / tell a friend
open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...
A quick review of the most widely-experienced musical performance in human history
open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...
Seasonal thoughts on how THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS sounds as new as life year round
Sunday posts on THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE are for paid subscribers, but today’s is free
If you subscribe — or if you’re considering — thank you for yo…
This shout out from @alanzilberman.bsky.social in the Washington City Paper’s Best of D.C. issue means a ton and then some
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7887...
America is just a word but I use it
Massive hell yes to this. Natalie is the greatest
Had the craziestsexiestcoolest time at the TLC musical now playing at D.C.’s Arena Stage and was happy to write about it for The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
As zeitgeisty pop songs go, I feel like ELLA LANGLEY’s “Choosin’ Texas” has grown massive enough to contain the vast unknowability of Texas itself — and I wrote about it for @notus.com
www.notus.org/this-hugely-...
Happy first day of summer
open.substack.com/pub/thefutur...
What this review of Patti Smith’s “Bread of Angels” for the Times Literary Supplement doesn’t mention is that I loved the book so much, I bought a copy for my dad for his birthday
www.the-tls.com/lives/autobi...
I’m so honored by this recognition.
I’m also looking for work!
The Washington Post laid me off earlier this year.
Deep thanks to the SFJ for elevating arts criticism in this tumultuous moment.
Deep thanks to everyone for reading my st…
🦋 Handle & authenticity
Bluesky handle
@chrisrichards.bsky.social
A default .bsky.social handle — genuine, but not domain-verified. Confirm identity before a high-value deal.
On Bluesky since
Jul 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 19 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.7× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated81/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.0% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Your critic and co-listener // ex-Washington Post // reccos/rants/prayers/curses at thefutureisourstomake.substack.com // contact me: christopherpaulrichards at proton dot me
🔀 Audience overlap
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