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I setup a self-hosted FreshRSS + extensions for this very purpose. With a little effort, I can even pull in social media feeds and YouTube subscriptions. Now I

I setup a self-hosted FreshRSS + extensions for this very purpose. With a little effort, I can even pull in social media feeds and YouTube subscriptions. Now I have a very plain (but highly functional) UI with a chronological list of the sources I wish to follow. No recommendations, no algorithms, no infinite anything. For discovery, I can now go elsewhere and look for new content with intention, even if facilitated by algorithms. But I've successfully divorced that from the act of consumption. I can tell you, it feels better. I have experienced what I consider to be a material improvement in consumption habits, and overall mental health.

high_byte 1y ago
can you elaborate on the setup? this is interesting I want the same
matus_barany 1y ago
This looks exactly what I am trying to achieve with RSS but never quite got to the point where it's usable enough to stick to it long term.
andrewrn 1y ago
I'm very curious how you manage to pull in social feeds-- there are many billions of dollars working against your accessing social media posts that haven't been dipped in digital crack. As far as I can tell, the API's that are available are really limited, as a result.
- shaunpud 1y ago
  Maybe RSSHub? https://github.com/DIYgod/RSSHub https://github.com/DIYgod/RSSHub
nstj 1y ago
Sounds like a great thing to build! Seems like a lot of commenters are interested in more granular implementation details :)
gausswho 1y ago
This does sound divine. Please give us some more details.
dariosalvi78 1y ago
I do the same, I include a few news outlets, HN, some good blogs I follow, even podcasts. All sorted chronologically: you can filter by source or tag, no clutter, no ads, just links and often even the full text. All is hosted on an ancient RaspberryPi 3 and exposed over public Internet (with password protection). https://freshrss.org/ https://freshrss.org/

high_byte 1y ago

can you elaborate on the setup? this is interesting I want the same

matus_barany 1y ago

This looks exactly what I am trying to achieve with RSS but never quite got to the point where it's usable enough to stick to it long term.

andrewrn 1y ago

I'm very curious how you manage to pull in social feeds-- there are many billions of dollars working against your accessing social media posts that haven't been dipped in digital crack. As far as I can tell, the API's that are available are really limited, as a result.

shaunpud 1y ago
Maybe RSSHub? https://github.com/DIYgod/RSSHub https://github.com/DIYgod/RSSHub

nstj 1y ago

Sounds like a great thing to build! Seems like a lot of commenters are interested in more granular implementation details :)

gausswho 1y ago

This does sound divine. Please give us some more details.

dariosalvi78 1y ago

I do the same, I include a few news outlets, HN, some good blogs I follow, even podcasts. All sorted chronologically: you can filter by source or tag, no clutter, no ads, just links and often even the full text. All is hosted on an ancient RaspberryPi 3 and exposed over public Internet (with password protection). https://freshrss.org/ https://freshrss.org/