Which is understandable, because FB optimizes for clickability and shows very few posts of those who rarely post (and whose posts really deserve attention imo) so after seeing no reaction from their friends ("are they ignoring me?" - no, FB just decided not to include your post in their feeds) they just gave up.
I was looking through it, and it started scrolling on its own. Dozens and dozens of stories flashed before me.
Something is really odd, FB has lost a fair bit of my online time recently.
I think you may be right. Just let me pay a few bucks and just show me my friends.