This is an interesting feature that I think nostr apps should incorporate. I view nostr as a tribe building engine.

In legacy social media, users are algorithmically inventivized to follow and prop up influencers, and everyone is in a rage baiting rat race to get more engagement for potential revenue from social media overlords like Elon. The result is slop, predictably.

I think things are arranged differently here on nostr where people naturally gravitate toward a group of like minded people. I mean this happens on legacy SM, but the algorithm isn't geared toward that type of community building. I have a feeling that "influencers" don't really thrive here, and we should be building around that and cultivating an toxic environment that rejects legacy influencer behavior.

Growth on nostr should be about which tribes you're affiliated with, and your reputation with them, rather than how many mindless followers you've got.