Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024
Whatever the linguistic details, one of the main roles of RSS is to supply directly to you a steady stream of updates from a website. Every new article published on that site is served up in a list that can be interpreted by an RSS reader.
Unfortunately, RSS is no longer how most of us consume "content." (Google famously killed its beloved Google Reader more than a decade ago.) It's now the norm to check social media or the front pages of many different sites to see what's new. But I think RSS still has a place in your life: Especially for those who don't want to miss anything or have algorithms choosing what they read, it remains one of the best ways to navigate the internet. Here's a primer on what RSS can (still!) do for you, and how to get started with it, even in this late era of online existence.
I use an RSS reader but I'm just using it as a clunky reddit client for my city's subreddit 😅
I might try that, city subreddit is a huge resource
Does the RSS feed from Reddit actually work? I tried it on my RSS reader and got error messages after a day.
I've had issues occasionally but if you use old reddit it seems to always work. Like old.reddit.com/r/example.rss
Ah perfect, I'll try the old style link then. Thank you!
edit: So far it works!! We'll see if it'll update itself, but really thank you so much for the tip! Now I can look at my local subs without having to go to Reddit directly
Glad it's working for you! :)