I care about follower counts actually. But not in this intransparent way it's implemented in some clients right now. I want to see the back-follower count of first, second and third degree. On nostr it's relatively quick to find all my follows, their follows and their follows. That's what I would consider most relevant accounts. If they all follow me, awesome! If a million others follow me? I couldn't care less. I want a client that surfaces first what my follows authored and then what they re-posted/liked/zapped/commented but when things get crowded, I wouldn't want to see reactions or replies from people outside of this circle.

Follower counts should stay for multiple reasons: - Proof of Identity Indicator (Fake Paul Keating vs Real Paul Keating indicator) - Proof of Interest. Do others listen to what this person has to say - Proof of History. Has this person been around for a while? - Proof of Work. This person has something worth listening to and the follow count is an indicator. Follow count used in conjunction with note count and reply count is powerful. Caveat: The above are INDICATORS not CAUSALITY FACTS Stay humble and zap sats ⚡️