Personally, I think automatically following developers’ profiles is a *good* thing.

Why?

Because EVERY PERSON I purple pill on #nostr in the *real world* asks the same question when they start: “how do I find people to follow?”

If developer (or other early adopter) profiles are *not* automatically followed in the client, then they have to go through multiple steps, switch apps, go to Twitter, copy/paste npubs, etc. before they can “find” anyone.

This creates a MASSIVE amount of friction for new users, and starts them off with a negative, cumbersome experience.

When developer profiles are automatically followed, they can simply go to the developer’s “following” list and find high-value accounts to follow quickly.

Side note: developers worked hard to build their clients, and I personally think new users *should* be following the person who build the solution they’re using.

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