Now, on the serious side - Yes. It is a trend. New people flooded Steemit recently. I'm one of the new ones, but been reading on Steemit before I made an account. It's the social media culture mindset of Instagram, Twitter , etc. where this behavior is accepted, actually encouraged. With enough posts lately that hit the trends people will eventually get it.
RE: I JUST FOLLOWED YOU NOW SUPPORT ME AND FOLLOW ME BACK!!!!!!.....Not.