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This is why people continue to lament Google Reader (and RSS in general): it was a way to read content on your own terms, without getting hijacked by ads.

Cyphase 7mo ago
RSS and feed readers still exist! All hope is not lost.
- decimalenough 7mo ago
  Sure, I use Feedly myself, but RSS is increasingly marginalized. I use to follow blogs, but it's not usable for mainstream media, Reddit, HN, etc etc.
  - lightandlight 7mo ago
    > Reddit, HN Hacker News still has a feed (that's the only reason why I saw this thread). And Reddit gives you a feed for your subscribed subreddits.
    - KomoD 7mo ago
      You can also get feeds for any subreddit, user or post https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator.rss https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator.rss https://www.reddit.com/user/spez.rss https://www.reddit.com/user/spez.rss
  - 4k93n2 7mo ago
    something like RSSHub can be used in conjunction with your RSS reader and will generate feeds for sites that dont have them. RSS-Bridge is another option
fsflover 7mo ago
People should stop lamenting Google Reader and start using RSS. There are numerous threads about it on HN, e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45459233 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45459233
bergheim 7mo ago
What on earth do you have to rely on alphabet, an ad company, to read rss for? there are many other options, that are not made by an ad company. Google Reader was never the answer. It's such a shame that people even here don't realize that relying on Google for that had interests at odds - and you weren't part of the equation at all. Well, except for your data. You didn't give them enough data. So they shut down shop. Gmail though, ammirite? :D Yeah I wonder why gmail was not one of the shut down products /s
bot403 7mo ago
Why lament it? I've been using Inoreader for over a decade after Google Reader went away. And I gladly pay for it year after year.
nativeit 7mo ago
Got to this article/comments section via FreshRSS. Still the greatest way to consume media on the web.

Cyphase 7mo ago

RSS and feed readers still exist! All hope is not lost.

decimalenough 7mo ago
Sure, I use Feedly myself, but RSS is increasingly marginalized. I use to follow blogs, but it's not usable for mainstream media, Reddit, HN, etc etc.
- lightandlight 7mo ago
  > Reddit, HN Hacker News still has a feed (that's the only reason why I saw this thread). And Reddit gives you a feed for your subscribed subreddits.
  - KomoD 7mo ago
    You can also get feeds for any subreddit, user or post https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator.rss https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator.rss https://www.reddit.com/user/spez.rss https://www.reddit.com/user/spez.rss
- 4k93n2 7mo ago
  something like RSSHub can be used in conjunction with your RSS reader and will generate feeds for sites that dont have them. RSS-Bridge is another option

fsflover 7mo ago

People should stop lamenting Google Reader and start using RSS. There are numerous threads about it on HN, e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45459233 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45459233

bergheim 7mo ago

What on earth do you have to rely on alphabet, an ad company, to read rss for? there are many other options, that are not made by an ad company. Google Reader was never the answer. It's such a shame that people even here don't realize that relying on Google for that had interests at odds - and you weren't part of the equation at all. Well, except for your data. You didn't give them enough data. So they shut down shop. Gmail though, ammirite? :D Yeah I wonder why gmail was not one of the shut down products /s

bot403 7mo ago

Why lament it? I've been using Inoreader for over a decade after Google Reader went away. And I gladly pay for it year after year.

nativeit 7mo ago

Got to this article/comments section via FreshRSS. Still the greatest way to consume media on the web.