Strava is an absolute nightmare to use. My feed is absolutely chock full of ads and dog-walkers. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy they're taking a 0.2 mile walk around their block and logging their progress, but I don't need to see it. Nike, TrainerRoad, Zwift, Peloton all have giant ads every time their users upload an activity. And I don't understand it because it's not an ad-supported network. Like I would happily pay to have all this shit hidden. It would be extremely simple for Strava to fix this, which would just be to provide me with a simple filter for what type of activities I'd like to see. The fact that they haven't done so, a long time ago, leads me to believe that they simply don't want to, for whatever reason. Plus they've already begun to enshittify by breaking integrations with third parties.

Are there any good options for this?

E: to be clear, I'm asking about the social aspect of Strava.

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[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why do you have a bunch of dog walkers added to your feed? Just remove them and be more conscious of who you are adding in the future.

I can't say I share your experience at all on Strava. I find it to be minimal with the ads. They're not intrusive at all IMO.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Why do you have a bunch of dog walkers added to your feed?

Because they're my friends, and because they post other activities as well.

Do you have any input in regards to the question I asked?