[donbox]

The internet changed for me the day the Reader died. Actually, in hindsight, for me personally, internet died when the Reader died.

[verisimi]

Yep. My aspirations about how the internet was going to enable a brighter, better future for people, were instantly transformed, and instead we saw the power of tech corporations acting in their own interests. How naive I was.

[doubled112]

Google shutting down Reader did encourage me to learn to host my own services though, which I am pretty thankful for.

[serf]

be proud of your own imitative, not thankful for the boot to the ass.

Google did nothing to help you , but your response to the dire situation is to be commended.

[doubled112]

I believe it goes both ways. Sometimes the boot in the ass is what triggers initiative. Most people won't do something for no reason.

[kybernetikos]

There are decent alternatives. Personally I use newsblur, and I like having a feed that contains only sources I've chosen.