Why are these kind of experiments and useless social media features not opt-in by default and why is there not opt-out?

[zearp]

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This new feed is bad. Github is not a social network. When I click to show the people I follow that's what I want to see on all my devices. But instead I'm being shown the new feed regardless of my choice.

Why not add a setting to the user profile page and let us disable this. Or better, make these kind of features opt-in only. So the people who want to see strangers and unknown and new things in their feed can enable it.

Don't enable it by default for everybody. It really isn't a new concept and I can guarantee that most people prefer to opt-in than opt-out. But we don't even have am opt-out. It simply does not exist.

Thanks Microsoft for ruining another product.

[dangolbeeker]

This brings the community together and I think it's a great feature.

[zearp]

By forcing it down everybody's throat. That's a nice way to get people onboard.

[sekelsta]

Why does this even exist? When I go to the github homepage I want to see my repositories. Not pointless distractions, that's the opposite of why I'm here.

[dangolbeeker]

Do this ...

1. Click my Avatar
2. Click follow
3. Click your Avatar
4. Go to your repo
5. Be happy its a community