@sc-steemit upvoted.
I totally agree - it is indeed a double edged sword -
I follow certain people and what they resteem has helped me get informed on things that I missed out when I was away.
It could indeed hurt you, too and followers are very important - they boost your blogs and more of them feels like more pat on your back for the articles you've published.

I 'm going to wait for the separate folder for the resteem I read from a blog that was resteemed by a dolphin I follow that solution to that is on the way.