alt Hacker NewsPolitical stuff notwithstanding, I used to be an active X user with a large following, but stopped using it because I couldn't configure a client that reliably allowed me to 1) consume a non-algorithmic feed and 2) disable videos and photos in the feed. It's really quite a bummer to be forced into the engagement maximizing app.
You bring up a lot of good points, so just some general tips for other readers.
> Political stuff notwithstanding
Don't follow people who post about politics and use muting and mute words liberally.
> consume a non-algorithmic feed
New-ish: Following -> Latest. As an aside, the supposed algorithm is on GitHub[1].
> disable videos and photos in the feed
uBlock or Control Panel for Twitter.
1. https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm