Social feeds bury the posts people want to see
People who follow friends and accounts on social media want more control over what appears and in what order. Bluesky users ask for timestamp sorting, ways to limit high-volume accounts, and sorting by label recency; one Hacker News commenter wished for a friends-and-family feed without recommendations or ads. A custom feed reader can address these controls, though it cannot solve the broader wish for a new network unless friends join it.
For social media users seeking more control over their feeds. Mentioned from Feb 2024 to Mar 2026 on Bluesky and Hacker News.
4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 2.0/10
- Pain
- 5.0/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 0.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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I wish there was a social media all my friends were on that didn't try to show me anything. All I'd want is chronologic posts by friends and family
@bsky.app or anyone else, is there a way to change the following tab to be sorted by time stamp? I wanted to see the latest at the top
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