thank you for this post - I have been thinking of doing a purge of who I am following as well. Its come to the point where my feed is full of crap I dont want to read! too many times I follow back, just because. Even if its in a language I cant read! I have been feeling bad about it though, since Im still a newbie and I dont want anyone to unfollow me...lol.
Well follows don't translate to votes anyway, so I'd suggest cleaning up your feed if it's become unmanageable. Most people will get over it if you don't have a relationship with them anyway. Everyone follows/unfollows.
and if they dont get over it...all the better Im not following them anymore, haha. thanks, @Choogirl!