Perhaps # of follows should be confirmed with each posting of an updated follow list. 

 Or maybe clients with local storage should notify on big unexpected changes. 

 Not a bad verification step. 
I think Nostur has something like this. 

 Good catch...  I have been updating my relay lists a lot lately.  But There are 2 relays that I am always connected to, Damus and Primal. 

 Using LISTR.LOL, NOSTRUDEL.NINJA, or Gossip, create new follow sets (kind 30000).

Each list is managed independently, has a unique identifier, name and wont easily be wiped out by Primal.

In addition to the aforementioned clients, Amethyst also supports filtering your feed by these predefined lists. Having fewer people in a topical list makes for more signal vs a single follow list which tends to look more like global over time or be dominated by the same accounts 

 will try this. thank you! 

 I believe coracle.social also supports filtering feeds by predefined lists, does it not? 
@hodlbod 

 it does but its a bit clunky. more like dev style setting up filters manually to view. wish it let me save them for quick access 

 i also think coracle may be the only/first client supporting unions of lists based on the filter config 

 First and only. Hopefully other devs add support eventually 

 You can save the lists then base a feed iff the list for quick access. More stepa but also more composable