New.

You get to see stuff early, you get less repeats, you have more chances at lucking into good conversations because you can comment and be way more likely to be seen, thus upping the chances of setting the vibe for any responses as opposed to jumping into stuff that’s already ongoing.

Plus, in most apps, you can tell when you’re back to things you’ve already seen easier. You don’t run across a post that’s marked read and have to keep scrolling anyway.

Now the downside is that you see the bad stuff early too. And, if you don’t want to engage and would rather be able to leave short comments that only OP will see, it’s harder.

I’ve tried all the sort methods, and only new gives me the kind of experience I enjoy.