There is no centralized authority to provide follower counts on nostr. Follower accounts are calculated by looking at contact lists that you use. And there's no good way to calculate this quickly or accurately for every single relay that exists or npub that exists. Follower accounts are not a good metric in a decentralized network.
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If clients can't give an honest answer, why give an answer at all? Without some sort of bold and ever-present caveat, it's low-key lying to the user.
I'm in agreement. I've mentioned before that follower counts should be removed. It's an archaic metric that doesn't apply here. Who will be the first?