This would be better as a site (not a chrome extension– too much friction) that lets you follow your favorite HN users and see their posts, filtering by score o

This would be better as a site (not a chrome extension– too much friction) that lets you follow your favorite HN users and see their posts, filtering by score optionally. "Favoriting" a comment or HN post on HN ( a native HN feature ) could automatically follow the user. Just enter your username and go.