"needs" is a very strong word. My favourite thing about my feed reader is that I can be sure I see every item from my subscriptions. Sure I don't need this for

"needs" is a very strong word. My favourite thing about my feed reader is that I can be sure I see every item from my subscriptions. Sure I don't need this for every subscription. In fact I may subscribe to a few more feeds if I did have an algorithmic filter that I could enable for a subset of my subscriptions. But I am quite happy without an algorithmic feed. In fact I think my current strategy of using sites like Hacker News for the "algorithmic" portion of my feed may be a better solution overall because it means that I am exposed to a wide range of things. Right now most of my feeds are self-curated where I appreciate the reliability of seeing every item. But I supplement with an algorithm for a wider perspective and discovery.