@lynnskyi well, followers don't necessarily mean they talk to them. It means that they see their posts on their timeline, therefore it makes some people feel like they're more important for some reason. Which leads to the behavior I'm complaining about.
Usually the only people someone would interact with regularly is someone THEY follow, not people they're followed by.🤷♂️
I'm on my own instance, so I try to follow people back cause I want to interact with many people and see people's opinions.
I feel like I'm in the minority there though and most people wont follow back everyone that follows them.