You just joined Fathom, a photo-sharing app. People post pictures, follow each other, and like what they see. Two things to notice. Following someone does not make them follow you back — those are two separate facts. And the numbers on a profile — 812 followers, 44 likes — are not stored anywhere. They are counted from rows, every time the page loads. Design the first simple database behind the feed.

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