Gauging consensus on another thing that people think is impossible for fedi to do but is actually not

Do you agree with these statements? (Check one, both, or neither)

1) making a public post with a hashtag expresses that you want people following the hashtag to see it
2) following a hashtag expresses that you want to see posts that use that hashtag, even if you or someone on your instance is not already following the person who posted them (except for blocks, mutes, etc.)