Thanks for voicing what I've been feeling. I've just never got any kind of file browser in the terminal. As you said, there are better tools for browsing that require less investment in a partiuclar way of thinking.
Why do I want to invest in the particular way of thinking required to use GUI file browsers when I have a plethora of options in the terminal? (ranger, lf, mc, and nnn being the better know ones, but there are others too)