With so many people on Twitter, it has been possible for a while to take advantage of it as a broadcast medium without adding anything of value. Effectively, the ease of this was turning Twitter into a garbage pail.
@John_Scotus Follow count matters little here. Interaction is the key.
@peemee @John_Scotus All are equal in the eyes of the community firehose
People on Twitter used to understand that you get what you put in. With the maturation of social media, that truth has been lost, and so most people are just posting crap.