Why? RSS can be monetized. It was monetized by Google before they killed Reader to force people to use Google+.
Now, what's Google's goal to monetize social networks? They have non as far as I know. They lost all opportunities in the social space and they lost their lead in RSS. The Web lost too.
It can kind-of be monetized, but Google isn't just about monetization, it's about control. That's why we get stuff like AMP or more and more limiting version of Chrome pushed down our throats. RSS is way too open and difficult to control.
'can be monetized' isn't enough today. The modern internet is a shopping mall: Facebook Marketplace, Etsy, "tipping" people $5 on a livestream, subscribing to a paid newsletter or Patreon....
that’s the world Google wants. Money sloshing around the system and them getting a cut each time.
Now, what's Google's goal to monetize social networks? They have non as far as I know. They lost all opportunities in the social space and they lost their lead in RSS. The Web lost too.