My bad - false alarm .. 

Here was the problem ( after little sober test :-) 

In #Amethyst, you can choose notifications from  "All follows " or  "global"  .. 

I had it set on "All follows " .. and I was comparing it to Primal where there is no such top level filter ..  of course you can fine-tune notifications through more settings in Primal ..

 

 A suggestion - the default for notifications should be Global .. because for new users ( with not many followers ) , it is good to have sight on all notifications.. 

Veterans can always restrict their choice if they are flooded with too many notices ..  

 I believe they are Global by default 🤔