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It won't ever come back because there's no monetary incentive for people to share content. Just the opposite in fact.
by burtonator 8y ago
It won't ever come back because there's no monetary incentive for people to share content. Just the opposite in fact.
- catach 8y agoAnd yet, Reddit.
- trophycase 8y agoI've never used an RSS reader so correct me if I'm wrong, but RSS can basically allow you to read the content without advertising? Sharing is fine, but I think they would prefer sharing in a way that can make money.
- yorwba 8y agoI use RSS/Atom to keep up-to-date on the 100+ webcomics I read, and the content in those feeds can vary wildly. Some include the full comic page, some only a thumbnail, some contain an accompanying blog post, others are empty and you need to follow the link to see the post. If you want to read everything in your feed reader, those "incomplete" feeds are disappointing, but I just use it as a kind of newsletter to get notified of updates. I even use Thunderbird's built-in feed support.
- catach 8y agoFeeds can contain ads, as Daring Fireball's does [0]. Granted, advertisers don't get analytics that way so it's certainly less appealing. [0] https://daringfireball.net/feeds/main https://daringfireball.net/feeds/main
- josefresco 8y agoMost feeds only contain "excerpts" - which require you to visit the website to read the entire article. Thankfully, "reader mode" exists. Ads are also entirely possible, but not commonplace.
- symlinkk 8y agoIronically you're posting this to a website where people are sharing content for free.
- jasonkostempski 8y agoNearly every site I visit on a regular basis, HN, Reddit, YouTube, has RSS feeds. Granted, they're link only feeds, but that's far better than having to create an account just to get an inferior "subscription" experience or having to re-scan over things I've already read and ignored.