The follow count in Damus is a crap shoot already so I don’t check it anymore.

Your points are interesting. The importance of the message will stand for itself, reaching more people. If potent messages consistently from from the same source, that source will naturally get more reach.

This puts the focus on authenticity. nostr:note1ux2gesz0rp8749nlv6cpux35ff6gp7x2j9knpn2udmw5chvt0trsg8w8aa