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 ever notice the npubs that engage with you until you follow them and then you never hear from them again

i wonder what they're after lol 
 lol 
 I haven't been on here nearly constantly like I had been. I needed the decompression, it's been kinda nice. I still follow a bunch of pubs, intend to go through older stuff I miss, but rarely do. A lot gets drowned out. 

I've done failed ye

https://i.nostr.build/rrLo2Q0YGm53QdfY.gif

I'll catch you when I'm here 👀 
 I don't mean you friend, we interact frequently 🫂 
 I think I actually got my relays sorted. For a while there you were a hard search 😅 
 I had to build lists to keep up with the buddies, search feels slow 
 I notice the active users stay active. 
 follows are a shitcoin 
 They’re looking to maximize the number next to follows 😂 
 100% they think they're so slick at it too 
 It’s like collecting badges for being social…without the social part. It’s very odd 
 Or maybe…they think that if you follow them, others will follow them too? Like a “know your neighbour” type thing 
 perhaps, I like to unfollow them

it's really funny when they start engaging after unfollow 

then it just double confirms the suspicion 

ain't nobody got time for that, dis is nostr 
 That’s exactly why I want the list mangement. So I can remember who it is and then unfollow 😂

Exactly. Better to focus on sociable npubs 
 https://i.nostr.build/Q4dW3wNJYwLSC7q5.gif 
 I know man. I wish I remembered who they were 😂
I need proper list management on Damus 
 Eh followers don't matter here, for me I find I need to follow tons of accts to have fresher feeds 
 same, lots of follows for a good feed and then lists for people I want to have more deep conversations with ... 
 So fresh and so clean 
 Might not be seeing all the notes, or weird time zones. 

For example, I know for a fact I don’t see all the notes. I also miss most things as I’m asleep when most are awake here, and I don’t use trending feeds to catch up. 
 I stay in touch with those, I mean like theyre actively around at the same time and 3 months go by. 

Influency behavior, also prone to engaging again if you unfollow 
 I kinda behave that way too sometimes but mostly because I disagree with a lot of what’s said but rather not kick the argument nest. Easier to avoid hurt feelings by not replying. It also gets tiring if you need to argue all the time but you may still want to see what those people say. 

Often ill follow people because they talk about one topic but then they go off talking about 3 other topics I don’t like so it’s best to just not engage and wait for them to talk about the things I do care about 
 Agreed on not kicking the hornets nest. Fwiw I've chatted with you on and off for over a year never thought this of you 
 I mean I’m sure some people do treat it like follower count go up influencer crap 🤣 

Screw those people … 
 Never noticed it here but bitches do it on X constantly. 
 grateful that it's less common here but definitely happens  
 its why i dont follow someone unless i find what they say interesting and fun. 🤷 
 sometimes I think there's a connection, like we had something and I follow

but then 

https://i.nostr.build/GFmh3gUcfsIICpUy.gif 
 youre a good, genuine, honest man. 👊 
 grateful that none of those require 🧠 
 you gots enough of those. 
 you're too kind to me  
 ill work on that. 
 https://i.nostr.build/TjEaCZxa6pzcIdDg.gif 
 actually its being that nice that irritates you more. ill keep doing that. 
 Fortune and glory