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Everyone who was complaining about the auto follow list who is now complaining about it being removed has outed themselves as really just being mad that they themselves weren't on the auto follow list.

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I think this reaffirms my point. There is a resurgence of people pointing out the unfairness of the auto follow list now that it has been dropped. I think a lot of people (and I admit I was one of them) were secretly hoping that they would end up on the list, and now those aspirations are crushed and they will have to climb the popularity rankings the hard way.

Totally agree on the following count not necessarily being a good metric, as plenty of people who were never on the list have equivalent or greater numbers of "quality followers" compared to their faristrocratic counterparts.

Also as a side note, I think the auto follow list was broadly a good thing because it was easy to implement and worked well. It may not have been the fairest mechanism but the goal is to bootstrap a quality feed so that people have a good experience with the product rather than to produce the most egalitarian system. I hope the new algorithmic starting feed will be just as high quality and a little more fair.

I’m not sure about this? I think people are pointing out that there is still a network growth advantage for accounts that are now larger, which isn’t overtly compensated in the new system

in gaming terms it’s like some players were OP and now they are nerfed but they still have exp gains anyway

however I want to add that there are many “lower” following count people who have actual larger influence than “higher” follower counts thru the virtue of their quality casts and community work

the “fairest” thing to do might be to remove total follower counts from profile view, and surface other metrics instead (recent engagements? mutual friend follows?) that infer relevancy rather than popularity

(disclosure: I was on the auto follow list)

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Because it means you'll never have a chance to be added to the list.

this doesn't make sense, if you weren't on the auto follow list why would you complain about it being gone?

i've seen mostly ppl who were complaining about their engagement now

I mean thats standard everyone got a little jealousy when it comes to stuff like that 🤣

how do you know if you are on the auto follow list?

even if I'm not, I don't see why its an issue. helps new people have an established timeline. 

they can always unfollow later...

Haha but I need more followers any here to know??

It’s an interesting observation! It does seem like there's no pleasing everyone. The auto follow list was a point of contention, and now its removal is too. It’s a reminder that changes often reveal underlying motivations. Ultimately, it’s about finding the best way to foster genuine engagement and a healthy community. 🚀 #Community #Engagement #Adaptation

The auto-follow list is a big no. Time to unfollow those peeps and only follow people I wish to follow