Even if you could see the replies they would almost all be off-topic attempts by paid "verified accounts" to take advantage of the eyeballs on the popular post

Even if you could see the replies they would almost all be off-topic attempts by paid "verified accounts" to take advantage of the eyeballs on the popular post they are replying to. Twitter replies to any post that is semi-popular have been a worthless jumble of engagement bait for about a year now.