Since ngkn92 asked so nicely, @ Mods you're obligated to do it now.
Imo, I don't think that this would even be medium on the list of priorities if it were added to the list of planned features (I haven't checked if it's already been added lol). There's already covers on the follow tab on the homepage, after all.
Not trying to shoot down your idea or anything, I just don't find this to be an issue, and I think that there are other areas where the user experience could be improved more that require the same amount of work or even less work.