The Real Grunfink on Nostr: I agree absolutely. I've always been adamant on this: I consider the comparison of ...
I agree absolutely. I've always been adamant on this: I consider the comparison of followers a source of misery and sadness, like some kind of toxic popularity contest. This feature was added to commercial social media software as a way of getting users engaged forever so that they never leave and keep creating free content for them.
But, I see great people using #snac and asking for this, and who am I to be that stubborn.
It will always be disabled by default, though.
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