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RSS seems really handy tbh, and yet I've never gotten around to ever using it. I looked up what the term was, went 'oh neat' and continued to ignore each time the RSS icon appeared on a webpage.
Maybe I should look into an RSS reader. Seems I could pull from multiple different sources and curate something far more interesting/relevant to me than, say, Google's 'Discover' page.
Fun fact: Aaron Swartz who helped create RSS, was involved early in the development of Reddit.
RSS readers are legitimately the bomb. There are a couple of open source ones in the linux repos, I use LiFeRea, although it's interface is a little dated. If you set it up right, you only consume the content you want to.
Duuuude, it's such a huge time saver! RSS is how I've used reddit for years. It's also how I use Lemmy.
RSS readers are fantastic--I use the Nextcloud RSS reader for everything (news, youtube, reddit, etc.)
+1 It just works and I can see the RSS feeds on web and multiple devices.
rss is amazing, i use it daily for news and updates on things. its so useful.
Feedly is a nice one. I keep up with a few web comics and tech sites using it.
I used to use Google Reader and then Feedly when it shuttered, but that was back in heady days of blogmania, when everyone was self-publishing. Haven't done RSS in years, not since social media platforms took over. Having said that, I find it strangely hollow now reading any article without an accompanying discussion zone like Reddit. Like only getting half the story or a limited perspective. Hopefully Lemmy scratches that itch.