IMO people get slightly offended/feel bad if you unfollow them. But as a gesture of politeness, you might want to follow someone who has followed you and is cl

IMO people get slightly offended/feel bad if you unfollow them. But as a gesture of politeness, you might want to follow someone who has followed you and is close to you, but at the same time you would not want to listen to all his tweets, in that case, silence might work, and not unfollowing.