Yeah, it is a catch-22, but there is little reason to break it IMHO since it doesn't bring much extra to the table. My feed reader does support it but I would s

Yeah, it is a catch-22, but there is little reason to break it IMHO since it doesn't bring much extra to the table. My feed reader does support it but I would still recommend Atom. It is more mature, has more features and extensions and is supported everywhere. The main thing JSON Feed seems to have going for it is that it isn't XML which honestly isn't a very compelling argument. The accept type is a good idea. Unfortunately few static site hosts (which is common for RSS feeds) support this. And many CDNs don't either. It also doesn't play the best with HTTP caching.