Everyone uses hashtags but analyze: should I stop using them entirely? Map my platform and niche: do hashtags help or hurt? Show me if hashtags are training algorithm I need help getting distributed (weakness signal). Calculate: test period with no hashtags vs. with hashtags, does reach change? Give me the hashtag truth for my specific situation: these scenarios use them, these scenarios skip them. Include: when hashtags help vs. when they flag you as small account, if algorithm prefers content that gets reach organically, and why hashtag dependence might signal low-quality to algorithm.