Really Simple Syndication is a protocol for subscribing to web content without relying on algorithms, platforms, or email newsletters. You own your feed reader, you choose what goes in it, and nothing gets filtered or ranked by someone else’s engagement model.
RSS never died, it just stopped being the default. Most blogs, podcasts, and news sites still publish feeds. The infrastructure is there; the missing piece is usually awareness that it exists and a reader app to consume it. Tools like Current, Reeder, Readwise, NetNewsWire, and Feedbin make the experience feel modern again.
The real value of RSS is ownership of attention. You decide what enters your information stream, and you can leave at any time without losing your subscriptions (export your OPML and go). No account needed, no tracking, no ads injected into your timeline.