What happens when you follow someone?

[enchanted_elixir]

I never bothered to follow anyone because I don't find anyone's threads interesting to be fair.
But what happens when you follow someone?

 

[true.heisenberg]

i think you just get notified when they post

 

[Aox Ofwar]

 

[trench]

their threads appear in your news feed

 

[aethel]

You gain a friend

 

[ICXCLuvr]

i think you just get notified when they post

U don’t

It does nothing