RSS is wonderful (quakkels.com)

Article summary

The article's content is not available, but the discussion revolves around the benefits and potential of RSS. Commenters share their experiences and ideas for improving RSS discovery and adding social features. Some mention their own projects and tools for enhancing RSS functionality. The conversation also touches on the history and decline of RSS adoption.

Main themes

• RSS and content discovery
• social features and user engagement
• open standards and ownership
• downvoting and content sorting
• new formats and protocols
• anonymity and abuse
• social proof and user interaction

What commenters say

• RSS is a valuable tool for content discovery and consumption due to its open standard and lack of ownership by a single entity.
• Adding social features to RSS, such as visibility of other subscribers, could enhance user engagement.
• The decline of RSS adoption can be attributed to the removal of native browser support and the shift to social media platforms.
• Some argue that downvoting should be limited or require a reason to prevent silencing of opinions, while others believe it is a necessary feature for sorting content.
• The introduction of new formats, such as JSON, and protocols, like Podcast 2.0, may revitalize interest in RSS and content discovery.
• The importance of anonymity in RSS is highlighted, as well as the potential for abuse and noise in open systems.
• There are different opinions on the role of social proof and user interaction in content discovery, with some advocating for more features and others preferring a simpler experience.