I personally like Purelymail. Cheap and bullshit-free.

Unexpected Keyboard.

Not if the language is standardized from the start.

An alternative would be a language with a simpler syntax. Something like XML, but less verbose.

Have you read the CommonMark specification? It’s very complex for a language that’s supposed to be lightweight.

Markdown is terrible as a standard because every parser works differently and when you try to standardize it (CommonMark, etc.), you find out that there are a bajillion edge cases, leading to an extremely bloated specification.

I just wouldnt want to see sneaky “promoted” posts aka ads

Nobody is forcing you to follow users/communities on Threads.