I'm sorry but a network protocol can't be both the almighty future of everything and so sacred and precious that its vulnerabilities can't be stress-tested.
ReplyGuy is good for Nostr. nostr:nprofile1qqsqf9ecfdtmg0qs0fmcsuzx9yqm768qapvrkvhzs9jkx4puqktcffqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszymhwden5te0wahhgtn4w3ux7tn0dejj7rcu74w showing how follower counts could be exploited was good for Nostr.
Either Nostr is gonna evolve or not. And being a Nostrich should mean more than burying your head in the sand.