What you describe is actually the "pre-Musk" Twitter - I created a new account late last year and it was as you describe. It has been an excellent source of in

What you describe is actually the "pre-Musk" Twitter - I created a new account late last year and it was as you describe. It has been an excellent source of information for me, but I am sure to follow good accounts (authors, podcasters, and their guests if they are interesting and don't RT junk), and sticking with timeline view. Unfortunately that's not how the majority use Twitter, so in the end your take is the correct one for the 99%...