What using RSS feeds feels like
gilest.org/rss-feels.html
What Jamie wrote
People ask me often how I find the links that I put in the Weekly Thing and for the vast majority that answer is via my RSS feeds. I like this blog post about the "feeling" of using RSS…
To me, using RSS feeds to keep track of stuff I’m interested in is a good use of my time. It doesn’t feel like a burden, it doesn’t feel like I’m being tracked or spied on, and it doesn’t feel like I’m just another number in the ads game.
To me, it feels good. It’s a way of reading the web that better respects my time, is more likely to appeal to my interests, and isn’t trying to constantly sell me things.
That’s what using RSS feeds feels like.
I would agree. I use different services, but RSS is absolutely an environment where you are in control and it feels significantly higher value than randomly scrolling timelines.