Because if you can't subscribe to a bunch of RSS feeds to follow the news and click on what interests you, the two options you're left with are either rememberi

Because if you can't subscribe to a bunch of RSS feeds to follow the news and click on what interests you, the two options you're left with are either remembering to open a bunch of different sites a bunch of times a day to check the news or looking at your twitter stream. Most people I know have opted for the latter. In an RSS free world, I would too. Perhaps with the exception of opening HN (which I already do) and maybe reddit a few times a day.