Yeah, the follow for follow thing happens, but aintend not to do it or I'd be following 4,000+ people. I get that it's seen as a courtesy, but that opens up the chance to have content that doesn't interest me (gaming or mushrooms or veganism for instance) in my feed. I don't see the value in that.
Like you say, people use it differently.
Hehe you are too popular!
Nah, I get followed because I have a large stake.
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