It is a feature because we run on relays and while you know who you’re following from your relay stats, you can’t tell who’s following you without examining every relay, which is impossible.
If you create an npub, never publish anything but follow some people you’re interested in, nobody will ever know.
This is a great privacy feature.
mike
npub1aq…c237n
2025-02-24 11:20:14
in reply to nevent1q…afld
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npub1aqakd28d95muqlg6h6nwrvqq5925n354prayckr424k49vzjds4s0c237nPublished at
2025-02-24 11:20:14Event JSON
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