It doesn't matter to me whether its a stranger on the internet or a friend or neighbor, truly. If I had a friend who had a problem that I could help solve with

It doesn't matter to me whether its a stranger on the internet or a friend or neighbor, truly. If I had a friend who had a problem that I could help solve with software, I'd already be down that path (and I have many times before). I don't have the community that you're describing. FWIW I don't have TikTok or any SM profile besides my Github account, and even with that I've never done much to promote anything I've built. This is more about having a muse than it is getting popularity.