What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

I don't get a lot of feedback on the Mass Effect fanfic I write, although I do get occasional kudos (which on Archive of Our Own is similar to a "like"). I very rarely get feedback on my podcast, although recently a couple of friends told me that they were enjoying it. Very occasionally, I hear from a stranger, although that feedback has been (so far) all positive. Some writers get tons of feedback on their stories. In part, because some of them share the life problems they are having (I'm not saying this is bad), and in part, because there are some fantastic stories out there. However, it just occurred to me that what could be happening with those who consume my art is what happens with my pets: they become very independent. I don't raise lovey pets. I raise healthy, independent pets. Perhaps my listeners and readers are similarly independent. It could also be that since the story is quite long (126,000 words) and the podcast has a bunch of episodes (140), people are just consuming it without feeling the need to comment. We're going to be releasing the first three chapters of our D&D story in a couple of days. I'm interested to see what kind of feedback we'll get (since it isn't exclusively mine).