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It is much more segmented popularity contest because who are the "right" people vaires.
Follower count is a global instantly updated popularity contest, which may be considered worse.
Kate Evans earned a ton of followers quickly because her feed is really good (if occasionally opaque). Twitter is a segmented popularity contest, but the segments populated mostly by rationalists lend credence to the notion of a functional reputation market.