So here's a random #fediverse thing that I don't understand: if I look at (say) a #pixelfed user's profile in #mastodon , it shows me a perfectly normal-looking profile page, with their posts showing and stuff, BUT the (for instance) Followers and Following information is completely different (all zeros, typically).

Why is that? I don't remember anything in my superficial perusal of the standard that obviously explains it...