New users should be directed to enter topics they want to follow. From there, they can choose people they like, if they even want to.
The issue is people commonly misusing tags on Nostr. I don't see a real solution to this. We should call it out when it happens. nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzprhy9yxf3vst9xv38zej9arxagsvw4sg7452k570z9yjh7djapyuqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq35amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wvdjhycmpw3ex7anp9ekk2tcqyz04f9d23lvvks0nwsd8a9pplxr0nkh79uu9slveu004j940dt0ksqxfft9