Is it okay if my social media posts bomb and get no response?

Absolutely—you have permission to bomb. Every successful comedian has bombed hundreds or thousands of times. Bombing isn’t failing; it’s feedback. It’s built into the job. When a post gets no engagement, that’s just data telling you that particular approach didn’t resonate with your audience. Comedians cross it off the list and try something new the next day. They don’t spiral for two weeks over one joke that didn’t land. If you never bomb, it means you never worked hard or tried anything new. The silence isn’t rejection—it’s your audience telling you to try a different angle. George Carlin even said he’d rather bomb than get tepid laughter from old material. Embrace bombing as part of the discovery process.

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Asked by synthesized from teaching · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2026-02-19