So @SlackHQ made DMs distracting and honestly ugly by putting profile pictures next to the names of my DMs. Also, the status indicator is next to impossible to read. This is terrible and should be fixed or at least configurable. Don't understand why there's no way to turn it off.
Hi, Kurt. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, we're currently gathering feedback and will be looking to make relevant changes based on user experiences in the future.