It’s a valid point.. Onboarding on Nostr clients should have a “what are you interested in” section where you can choose hashtags to follow, and suggest top profiles in each section to follow. (Eg #artstr, #bitcoin, #runstr etc etc) The “trending” feed should be based on your selected interests.
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better yet, they can set up an algorithmic feed that is not based on follows. see it in action at https://nostr.thecaptain.dev