PSA: be mindful of who you follow. I just had to unfollow 4 solid npubs because they follow nut jobs who’re messing up my WoT and spamming my replies.
There’s an opportunity here: surface a score or other info so we each know when this happens.
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Was also surprised how many people I follow actually follow spam bots for whatever reason.
Knee-jerk follow-backs, I'm betting. Still, have to be more careful.
nostr:nprofile1qqstq4j6pk2sgaupru6l7ah9nq0dueafq356jllwcy7uzlek9yx7hlspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvshsnpjku2 already computes reputational scores based on follows, and it's already implemented in a few clients like nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0, noun.world, nostr:nprofile1qqspu5lfqrpmh302622jzhh7y7ev340m690m8hvppk3svdn5edep8vsprpmhxue69uhkx6pwwp6hyurvv4ex2mrp0yhxxmmdqy5hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yvfkxumrxvfex5mrwvfhxqhxzurs9ee82mn0denxcatc9e5k75vcfn3 ...
npub.world, fucking autocorrect
I literally almost don't follow anyone back lol
I'm begining to understand the importance of the Web of Trust. It's one thing to read about it, but quite another to use it in the real world. Powerful stuff.
