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I tried w3m, lynx, links and elinks, which all failed cause they don't support JavaScript, which is necessary to log in.
Then I tried Browsh and Carbonyl, which failed cause they both don't accept mouse clicks in a TTY and offer no keyboard navigation.
Then I tried Neonmodem Overdrive, a CLI fediverse browser, which I just couldn't get to show any posts.
In the end, @pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org gave me the hint that some instances have alternative "old-reddit-like" frontends that allow logging in without JavaScript.
And my home instance with old.feddit.org is one of them. So now I'm using links, cause it's the most user-friendly text browser IMO.
Not sure if you know, but you can setup links to pipe images (and whatever other media you want) to external programs through the Associations menu.
Afterwards pressing Enter or I when an image is selected, a new option "open" will appear.
Yes I set it up to open in FBI without prompt.