<![CDATA[Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS.]]>Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. Most sites have them.

Both the Thimbleweed Park Blog and Grumpy Gamer do. Full text feeds.

I've been using and serving RSS since 2005.

All the cool kids are doing it.

https://toolbox.rss.here.now/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/c35b4554-4686-4392-8f72-23d5310e585f/forget-billionaire-algorithms-use-rss.RSS for NodeThu, 29 Oct 2026 20:25:30 GMTFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:43:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:09:10 GMT]]>@grumpygamer podcast are RSS feed first.
There is no podcast on Spotify

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/users/cpu/statuses/117449565812695684https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/users/cpu/statuses/117449565812695684Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:09:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:07:34 GMT]]>@grumpygamer An RSS feed that consists of titles only is almost useless. At least give me a preview or summary, or something, so that I don't have to go out of my reader unless I decide I really want to read the article. If an RSS reader can't even function as an overview of the what's new, there's little incentive to use it.

Plus? Website operators like advertising revenue and tracking cookings.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117449559530156439https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117449559530156439Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:07:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:03:19 GMT]]>@schmidt_fu @grumpygamer I don't have numbers either but I've been poking at this for a few years and many sites don't say they have RSS but actually they do. To list just a few of the big names, in no order: BlueSky, Mastodon, Steam. Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter until it became X (RIP), Reddit just announced they would *stop* having RSS (RIP again), Webtoon, RoyalRoad... That's only the big sites I remember at the top of my head, there are many others of all size. But it is true that many of these don't showcase or advertise their RSS feeds. But if your reader is able to detect feeds in a page you'll suddenly discover a lot of them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blorbo.social/users/LeGaosaure/statuses/117449542827699935https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blorbo.social/users/LeGaosaure/statuses/117449542827699935Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:03:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:55:40 GMT]]>@grumpygamer

Always have, always will.

FreshRSS can even bring back RSS for sites that have abandoned it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gummibando/statuses/117449512738048676https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gummibando/statuses/117449512738048676Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:55:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:52:14 GMT]]>@grumpygamer It's really not been my experience that most sites have RSS feeds, any longer. That may have been true in the past, but I think sites didn't see the value in maintaining them, because most RSS reader software is so bad that it's a worse experience for users, especially when the feeds are poorly designed, so why bother?

In 2011, I bought a 1st gen Kindle Fire specifically to load CyanogenMod on so I could run Google Currents as an RSS reader, which Google promptly discontinued.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117449499248372094https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117449499248372094Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:52:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:43:21 GMT]]>@grumpygamer

Most Wordpress sites have an RSS stream _by default_.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knud/statuses/117449464299394897https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knud/statuses/117449464299394897Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:43:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:34:31 GMT]]>@jza @grumpygamer I've been using Feedly for years to follow stuff.

Did you see 3speak can do podcasts and you can set up playlists with different RSS feeds?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.org.uk/users/steevc/statuses/117449429579127803https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.org.uk/users/steevc/statuses/117449429579127803Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:34:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:34:21 GMT]]>@woollypigs @grumpygamer so.. like on X or other silos? 😆

anyway, I get the sentiment. This is why projects like https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge#rant (or granary.io) exist.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/bekopharm/statuses/117449428926679211https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/bekopharm/statuses/117449428926679211Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:34:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:26:36 GMT]]>@16677 @grumpygamer Now add reddit to that. They plan on closing their RSS service.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/donamasta/statuses/117449398467768280https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/donamasta/statuses/117449398467768280Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:26:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:24:11 GMT]]>@grumpygamer billionaire algorithms include whatever was used to generate this website]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xyzzy.link/objects/28329814-daf1-4013-afdc-2cc720378eb4https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xyzzy.link/objects/28329814-daf1-4013-afdc-2cc720378eb4Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:24:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:23:09 GMT]]>@grumpygamer sadly many websites only put the headline and potentially the first paragraph into the feed, so you still have to click through to the site to read it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sudomakecake.com/users/woollypigs/statuses/117449384888864568https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sudomakecake.com/users/woollypigs/statuses/117449384888864568Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:23:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:17:36 GMT]]>@grumpygamer
Here is my list of recommended feeds.
https://uncensorednews.us/rss-feeds

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/UncensoredNews/statuses/117449363052755032https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/UncensoredNews/statuses/117449363052755032Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:17:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:55:30 GMT]]>@waldschnecke I really like Feedbro, in preference to all other RSS readers I've tried. I wish there were also a version on Firefox for Linux. (& Android ?) @grumpygamer

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/117449276191095562https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/117449276191095562Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:55:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:52:18 GMT]]>@grumpygamer

You should spell it ReSiStance

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/anthrazit/statuses/117449263579548034https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/anthrazit/statuses/117449263579548034Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:52:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:48:25 GMT]]>@gbsills @Azuaron @grumpygamer Any decent RSS reader will let you export your subscriptions. Right? Switching costs are low.

I use the RSS feature of Google Alerts to find news on specific topics across the web. I often wonder when/if they'll discontinue that service, or enshittify it with ads. For now, it's great - Google without Google

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/HalfHeartedFanatic/statuses/117449248337763021https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/HalfHeartedFanatic/statuses/117449248337763021Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:48:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:43:54 GMT]]>@grumpygamer Thank you for the advocacy and the very helpful resource link.
@16677

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/117449230581083948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/117449230581083948Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:43:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:39:50 GMT]]>@whitequark bleh, thats on me. I only did a cursory glance. It defs looks sketch, and the top recs are for slop feeds too so either way, yeah...

Thanks, unshared

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/airakose/statuses/117449214539572514https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/airakose/statuses/117449214539572514Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:39:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:39:08 GMT]]>@grumpygamer

Been using RSS again (was an RSS fangirl back in the day haha) for about a year now to curate a news feed from sources I trust, and honestly I don't know why I forgot it existed for so long.

That's a great resource thanks for sharing 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/JaxVent/statuses/117449211836247266https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/JaxVent/statuses/117449211836247266Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:39:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:29:23 GMT]]>@grumpygamer This is the way.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.cologne/users/droidboy/statuses/117449173438002627https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.cologne/users/droidboy/statuses/117449173438002627Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:29:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:29:01 GMT]]>@grumpygamer https://feedcontrol.fivefilters.org/ is also very handy for making /managing RSS for sites where one is not available

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/romli/statuses/117449172044943965https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/romli/statuses/117449172044943965Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:29:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:22:47 GMT]]>@grumpygamer @airakose obvious slop website

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/117449147507835539https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/117449147507835539Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:22:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:16:38 GMT]]>@grumpygamer regarding rss feeds of mastodon acconts: I think they suck. They don't contain the entire text content of the post but only the first few words?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/ap/users/116576621598303265/statuses/117449123321451673https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/ap/users/116576621598303265/statuses/117449123321451673Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:16:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:38:34 GMT]]>@16677 I have no idea what you're talking about.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/grumpygamer/statuses/117448973617009108https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/grumpygamer/statuses/117448973617009108Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:38:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget billionaire algorithms, use RSS. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:35:57 GMT]]>@760ceb3b9c0ba4872cadf3ce35a7a4 @grumpygamer visibly vibecoded website. had to wash our eyes out after closing the tab. ugh

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/atax1a/statuses/117448963389775645https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/atax1a/statuses/117448963389775645Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:35:57 GMT