That's a fair commons I tend only to follow people were

They give insightful comments or they produced stuff that I would read

Or find interesting

And most of my click bate articles they normally have an image, a title and they opening few lines that is prerogative

Then the more nuanced and deep conversation underneath

For me I tend to read a few of the same people regularly and a few different peoples that pop into my thread

I think subscribers is a way to demonstrate credibility