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I think the world would be a better place if in these cases, instead of tweeting a rant and then submitting it to HackerNews, the OP took the effort to explain
by b6dybuyv 5y ago
I think the world would be a better place if in these cases, instead of tweeting a rant and then submitting it to HackerNews, the OP took the effort to explain to that NGO why he thought RSS was a great tool and why they should keep using it.
- LocalH 5y agoNothing says they didn't do both. Tweeting and getting it on HN both help with public awareness. Edit: In fact they did, the OP commented below: >Hi all, OP here, happily surprised to see this on the front page. Apologies for posting it as a tweet. Text below.* >I've asked the NGO to reconsider their decision, but this isn't about them. It's about a systematic decline in the usage of RSS such that even major human rights organisation don't see it worth the relatively trivial effort to maintain a feed. >I honestly think we need a concerted campaign to advocate for RSS. To educate people about its benefits and how to use it. To lobby platforms and websites to adopt RSS and champion notable one's who do. RSS is the back-to-the-future technology we need to keep up with the world in a private, decentralised and sanity-respecting way. If anyone agrees, get in touch and let's do something?
- dewey 5y agoWhat makes you believe they didn't do that?