I was thinking of makin a post similar to yours that asks what does 1000 followers on Steemit even mean. Most of the engagement on my posts comes from outside of my followers. And with 1000 followers, I still get less than 100 upvotes per post, usually.

I have 250 or so Facebook friends, and get more engagement when I post on Facebook.

Sure, this post caught fire, but I mean in general.