I once went through my instagram and manually removed every single follower. I missed the days when it was mostly just my little chronological visual diary and the occasional chat with a friend.
Sadly I think previous experiences we’ve all had suggests it’s relatively unlikely so many people are genuinely interested in good faith exchange, or are, even, real people
I’m sure that’s right. The starter packs serve a really useful function but it’s also odd knowing my growth in followers came from being on a list rather than my specific content.
Lurker here trying to understand the world around them and peoples motivations. Following people who study this has shaped my world view. Do to this my kids have grown with better media literacy than I did. If just for this reason alone, take it as a world of good that you and many others are doing.
It might be an introvert Sag thing. I don’t like being perceived as much. I think it also a freedom and hyper independence thing. It can be a good or bad thing tho. Just my observation about the matter.
I think it's a normal human thing. Even with a much lower count, I've gotten 1000 new followers this week, and I don't love it. I'm not looking to broadcast. I'm looking to connect.
I am also an introvert; very, very, introverted ... and I'm also a Sagittarian. I'm more of a lurker than a participant; but I like a lot of followers because it lets me know different points of view and maybe understand the pro's &con's better. I also get to see the joys and problems of others.
Being introverted doesn’t mean we don’t desire being seen & acknowledged… which is one reason social media attracts me: it’s a [poor & insufficient] substitute for the real social connections I can’t get, but do need, as a social animal. Also, my behavior & needs have nothing to do with astrology 😅
lol. I will talk your head off when out…but will need to go home and recover for a couple of days after.
Typing I can do all day so no worries on followers here! And heck I can always ignore and mute here too.
YES! I feel the same on this. They don't really deserve a block to remove them but for whatever reason (there are many) I don't want a particular person following me.
By the way I follow you and if you would like me to leave I could unfollow to at least help -1. The remove would be the best solution
I think people have probably clicked "follow all" on a few too many starter packs. I know I did. Now I'm having to prune who I'm following to keep my feed manageable. It's a bit tedious, so I'm doing it in batches. You may (or may not) be down by 1 soon 🙂.
We’ve already experimented with that, yeah. The tech infrastructure on blocks here is different than Twitter so when you unblock the person still follows you. This is a very long exploration on blocks here that mentions it at one point
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The way to remove followers is to block, and then moments later, unblock. The follower won’t even notice (unless they have an app, monitoring blocks). For someone who doesn’t want followers you have an awful lot of them though.
I totally get it. I only have just over 200 and already feel like I have a few bots keeping track of me. It’s a little unnerving. Already feels a little out of control as it were.
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Typing I can do all day so no worries on followers here! And heck I can always ignore and mute here too.
By the way I follow you and if you would like me to leave I could unfollow to at least help -1. The remove would be the best solution
Now, when you post a question maybe allow people to answer, otherwise why bother.
You can use me to experiment.
I know you have a humane and compassionate heart. My children and I need you. Any help will help us feed ourselves. I hope you look at us with a humane and compassionate eye.
🙏🫂🇵🇸😢