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Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got the chance.

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[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When reader was killed off it marked the beginning of clickbait articles and shitty news blogpost.

Before I could simply subscribe to my favorite website RSS feeds. After we had to rely on goddamn algorithms

[–] cassetti@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Check out Feedly - it's not Google Reader, but it's also not terrible either.

[–] Yamayo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

My nostalgia always tells me that GReader was better, but I'm using Feedly since and I'm happy with it.

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, Feedly is great. Been using it for years and very happy with it.

It's kind of a bummer that RSS never took off the way it deserved. It is kind of a precursor to what we have now with Fediverse/ActivityPub.

[–] cassetti@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Seriously, I've been preaching about RSS for decades. I subscribe to so many news feeds from sites all over the world. I always tell people how awesome it is to see 50 different spins on every news event that happens in the world. It gives me a real unique perspective on the world at large as opposed to getting my news from a few limited sources.

[–] BoxOfSnoo@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I try to self-host a lot of stuff these days, and have become a big fan of FreshRSS. VERY Google Reader-like.

[–] cassetti@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah if I ever lose Feedly, I'll likely have to go the same route

[–] asteroidrainfall@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I use Feeder for everything. Blogs, websites, (formerly) subreddits, and YouTube channels. RSS for YouTube is bigly clutch. My feed is chronological, not filled with random crap, and ad free.