I mean, I disagree with your disagreement, but do either of us have data to back ourselves up? The idea that people would or wouldn't do one thing?

I do know one thing: Facebook news has become a source of derision due to its quantifiable impact on divisiveness in the US politically. And a scandal erupted on the topic of Russia funding of political ads.

There's a fantastic article on the general topic of Facebook news here: https://medium.com/the-mission/the-enemy-in-our-feeds-e86511...

With all this mess, it's inconceivable that only .01% of people would toggle these settings.

I won't argue against the idea of the UI being too complicated, that sounds absurd to me although I'm no UI designer.