You're (willfully?) ignoring the implication of a private feed: lack of discoverability (finding new followers), for those of us who use Twitter as a source of promotion for our side projects/businesses/careers.
> You're (willfully?) ignoring the implication of a private feed
Egads! You saw through my duplicitous scheme!
Alternatively, I was simply pointing out that this is - in fact - a feature.
To your point, I'm not sure how you could both have audience selection and discoverability. How do you plan to both self-promote and cherry pick your viewers?
Can't you? I thought protected feeds were a thing (wherein subscribers would need the account holder's permission to follow / view their tweets)?