I think the idea of following people simply because they follow you is unhelpful, if not actually damaging to a user's experience.
I would really strongly advise people not to do this.
I came to that realization after your comment.
You'd end up giving control of who you follow, and therefore your feed, to other people.
You'd end up seeing a lot of crap content and spam.
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I think the idea of following people simply because they follow you is unhelpful, if not actually damaging to a user's experience.
I would really strongly advise people not to do this.
I came to that realization after your comment.
You'd end up giving control of who you follow, and therefore your feed, to other people.
You'd end up seeing a lot of crap content and spam.