Oddbean new post about login | logout I think that's a very bad idea. People who start out and don't have much interactions in the form of likes and zaps, will be motivated to stay when their follower count grows (even if slowly). It's the only metric for starters to see progress on their account. Removing it will probably make more people leave in their first weeks on #Nostr
Doubtful. Only one way to find out.
Actually this is the beauty of #Nostr. Clients trying different things will find the best way to do things. Give it a try and find out. I'll stick to clients that maintain the follower counts
Here's the thing... Legacy social media systems aren't bad. They have been the start of a long, long list of wonderful things that wouldn't have happened otherwise. I have plenty of my own experience with that, not to mention the other peopleI know who do as well. The systems were hijacked and misused strategically over time by those who look to exploit such systems - which happens no matter what the system is. (5% of the members of all populations are pathological.) Maybe it's better to focus on fixing the angles used to exploit the systems, building to circumvent those vulnerabilities. **PSA: THIS IS NOT A RESPONSE TO THE QUOTE. ONLY A THOUGHT SPURRED BY IT.😄** nostr:nevent1qqsq8jjzpxrgvr0cp7273kvun23rzlqmaryxuw9d8zxpsdtppxa6e3gpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsyg82rehksd6pa3en8dz58l4kjpgxdrmdvlc97yuj3c3xklf5nlsqq5psgqqqqqqszhc07j
Turn that around. How much readers wouldn't dare interact with an account with a large following? Maybe afraid to say something 'wrong'. Or think their interactions are not worth it or will be snowed under in the replies? Would they participate more if these stats were hidden? Maybe... I don't see growing a follower count as 'progress'. I personally never look at it and don't care.
This is indeed a good argument for the other side. However, I still prefer to have this metric visible. I do care about follower count, since I plan to go write long form content soon, and it's nice to know that you write for a big (er) audience. There is a good chance that the interaction will be very low in the beginning. In that case a growing follower count will be a motivator. Happily this decision will be made per client, so we will probably both get what we want!