People are actually building this stuff. Not much but I built an ML-powered RSS reader with a swipe interface that learns your preferences locally, no feed algo

People are actually building this stuff. Not much but I built an ML-powered RSS reader with a swipe interface that learns your preferences locally, no feed algorithm, no platform: https://philippdubach.com/posts/rss-swipr-find-your-blogs-like-you-find-your-dates/ https://philippdubach.com/posts/rss-swipr-find-your-blogs-li... Same logic for distribution. My newsletter runs on Cloudflare Workers with zero tracking pixels, costs nothing: https://philippdubach.com/posts/building-a-no-tracking-newsletter-from-markdown-to-distribution/ https://philippdubach.com/posts/building-a-no-tracking-newsl... Doctorow is right that opting out of metrics is resistance, but the tools to do it are getting easier every day to build yourself.