It seems like this is the rite of passage on Nostr. I remember a similar experience when browsing that hashtag in my early days.
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yeah, when suggested follows on primal can only get so far to start with people who are not likely to engage with new users.
i went looking for other ways to find others & asknostr was it. most of the people primal suggested, i ended up unfollowing anyway. i don't care what jack or lyn and others have to say. i prefer the lesser known crowd.