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by kevincox 1460 days ago
Free and open is important but my biggest reasons for using RSS are:

1. I get to choose what I see. No one can hide content from me.

2. It doesn't encourage Platforms. I can just as easily watch content from PeerTube or Odysee as YouTube. I can subscribe to any random blog just as easy as Tumblr or Medium. No need to for every author to be on every site that someone might look at.
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trelane 1460 days ago
2. is a direct consequence of being a Free and open standard. In order to be portable, it is best if it's a Free and open standard, so that anyone who wants to can interoperate.
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kevincox 1460 days ago
It's related but not all standards allow for this sort of decentralization. IRC is an open standard and it still adds friction to be a member of multiple networks.
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