By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026There are many good RSS readers. I've been paying for Newsblur since 2011, and consider the $36 I send them every year to be a very good investment: newsblur.com 24/newsblur.com NewsBlur 180
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026But RSS continues to be a power user-coded niche, despite the fact that RSS readers are easy to set up and - crucially - make *using* the web *much* easier. Last week, Caroline Crampton (co-editor of The Browser) wrote about her experiences using RSS: www.carolinecrampton.com/the-view-fro... 25/carolinecrampton.comThe View From RSSWhat the web looks like when you subscribe to 2,000 RSS feeds. 181
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026As Crampton points out, much of the web (including the cruftiest, most enshittified websites) publish full-text RSS, meaning you can read their articles right in your reader, with no ads, popups, or nag-screens for newsletters, age verification or terms of service. 26/ 1100
