probably so that if you see something you’ve already seen / liked, you know that you’ve been here before and don’t have to go further back in case you’ve missed something?

makes sense but why do the posts have to be in chronological order

because if they’re not, how do I know that I have seen all posts? Say I see all the posts as of right now, then come back one hour later. Now I want to read everything “since the last time”. Now I just read until I see I post I’ve already seen. This only works when chronologically ordered, right?

but what does it mean to “see all posts” if it’s an algorithmic feed? we can keep showing you relevant posts near-indefinitely. chronological only makes sense with a limited set of posts, such as “all posts from people you follow”. “any possibly-relevant post” is unlimited

I don't want an algorithmic feed. I want a CHRONOLOGICAL FEED.

Following feed does that

But I want to see things from people I don't follow. What's wrong with chronological order?

So you want every single post from the website in order? I’m confused. That would be insane. There’s way too many people posting at once all the time for that to be possible, I think.

Computers measure time in microseconds. I'm pretty sure the bright folks involved in programming social media sites could figure it out. But yes. I want all the posts in chronological order.

here you go. enjoy!