I mute them outright
I should start doing that. Simple and it cleans the feed.
for me at least, I know based on those actions it’s unlikely I’ll ever want to interact with them
That is a fair point. Its why I have accounts like lightx muted.
Yep. Usually, all it takes is a cursory vetting to see if the account is a v4v "giveaway" or a classic bait and switch "takeaway"