[xp84]

> consume multiple blogs today? It's so much easier with instagram/social media

I beg to differ. Follow 12 “people” on Insta and you’re just telling the algorithm you’re into parent stuff, or fashion, or makeup, or cars, or attractive women, or attractive men. It’s not like even 50% of what they serve you will BE those 12 people you followed. Most of what you get will be related to the same niches, but it’ll be from randos and AI instead.

It’s nothing like how simple RSS, Google Reader, or even Flipboard in its original iteration, made it to follow a bunch of specific “creators.”

[shant_extry]

I think the "randos and AI" is a significant part of the problem. Despite finding what you want (just speaking personally) I like the idea of supporting a creator and knowing that that creator is genuinely interested in the content they're producing. Not to put down someone who is trying to make some money out of it, but a creator who focuses too much on following trends might lose the "micro-niches" that some part of their audience might be interested in following them through.

[heavenlyblue]

Yeah but nobody uses RSS, which universe are you living in?

I love the idea of RSS yes.

[amarant]

I use RSS, it's great! Why aren't you using RSS?