Thank goodness for RSS.
Recently the internet has become an even bigger dumpster fire of a mess burning away. I’m doing my best to ignore all the background screeching of social media, advertising addled websites and the constant menace of being watched by surveillance capitalism. Is it any wonder people are so distracted?
For my own sanity these are exactly the kinds of situations I deliberately avoid. And a big part of my approach has been adopting #RSS feeds to subscribe to folk who are interesting and have something interesting to say. I subscribe to blogs as well as posts from specific people on social media, I get to read what they’re up to without any intermediation or unnecessary distraction.
I find #RSS is the best way to consume content online. It always has been, and it still is for me.
Not gated, not filtered, no ads, just want you want delivered direct to you fast when there’s something new. It’s hard to beat.