I miss the feed tab too, and the search option for tags is not very user-friendly IMHO. That's why I unfollowed everybody about 2 weeks ago and started from scratch, just so I could get a handle on the content that I truly enjoy while leaving enough room to find new people without feeling overwhelmed.
I am so glad that the developers are working on hiding those nasty posts and if someone wants to give a tenth of Steem to make sure you know their displeasure then they've got some serious problems. Really. Who does that?!?