I appreciate this insight. And I really like the idea of a base metric to follow. I've long suspected follows and if you follow back they unfollow. I'm starting to systemically ignore the sketchy follows. I guess I can block? For now I'll focusing how it was in the beginning...supporting newcomers with a follow as they develop their voice and when folks highlight or comment, I check them out. Supporting voices, writing that moves, and cool newsletters with meaning 😉👍🏼
Honestly the tech bros (and gals) here are like the sketchy follows I get on IG...ha, ha...not real people at all.