i still don't think follows will mean much soon

i be out here following anything that moderately demands my support or interest even if it doesn't mean anything to me 1, 2 years out. probably will never unfollow either

social networks have become content networks, content networks are too large and diverse to be non-algo driven. so imo follows mean very little compared to engagement on a content network, where as follows do mean a lot in smaller, actual social networks

as more content gets produced faster, and it's good quality too, you will never be able to reasonably follow every good content creator and will just take what the algo gives you. and following/unfollowing is an unknown variable in how the algo works so it's not really a lever you can effectively pull. like X has a way to mark "not interested in stuff like this" rather than just having you unfollow

so whether content is good or bad, follows don't mean much in an algo driven world. i do think it means a lot as an expression of a relationship

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depends on whether you view the platform as a social network (like twitter) or a forum (reddit)