I think the reason an admin is unlikely to make that the default is that a new user would see a completely black feed, which isn’t very welcoming.
Luckily you can change the default yourself in the settings.
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I think the reason an admin is unlikely to make that the default is that a new user would see a completely black feed, which isn’t very welcoming.
Luckily you can change the default yourself in the settings.
Can't you change that in your settings?