Why RSS Matters

33 pointsposted 2 days ago
by herbertl

5 Comments

This part of the post deeply resonates:

> .. The result will be that publishers will lose distribution sovereignty, and readers will lose one of the last tools that puts them, not algorithms, in control. If we want an internet where publishers retain autonomy and readers retain agency, we need to treat RSS not as legacy plumbing but as strategic infrastructure.

nunobrito

a day ago

Thank you for reminding why RSS matters.

Will be adding it on our platform, very likely include an RSS reader so users can find and subscribe to other writers.

Sarathkumar17

a day ago

I still find RSS useful mainly because it’s simple and predictable. It may not be real-time, but it’s easy to consume and doesn’t require maintaining long-lived connections or custom integrations.

For many use cases, the trade-off between immediacy and simplicity still feels worth it.