Gossip simply counts how many people that you follow happen to follow the account.
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this is maybe why i couldn't see nostr:npub10p88lusq9sl2csxdmaydxpl3fugygta0h6m6u0ch5ru8406kj3vsg4vq5n on Gossip
to this day i am this fool's only follower it seems so his score would be zero
i'm afraid there may be no solution for people like him who attack everybody who talks to them LOL