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Not having a news feed with just people I follow makes it near unusable. At the moment there is just too much garbage content from "influencers" cluttering the app, and very little you can do to curate it.

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Apparently it’s coming https://www.threads.net/t/CuVlg88I84C/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA...

Unrelated. But this web interface is weird. There is no UI outside of the content except for their icon at the top. When you click it, instead of taking you to a home view, it toggles dark mode (!) If you go to https://www.threads.net you only get one button instructing you to get the app.

Is there any way to use this without the app?

I noticed that bizarre dark-mode thing too — it feels like going into a room and flipping the light switch, and a water faucet turns on.

Apparently only crusty old weird people (like me) use computers to access the web in 2023. Why even bother with a website?

They said it coming soon, but the more you follow people the more your feed becomes filled with posts and replies from the people you follow. It's not as bad as when you first join.

Great strategy: start off with a horrible first impression, then promise it gets better. It's like sex with someone who comes in 10 seconds.

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