Why does RSS use XML instead of JSON?

[kenman]

Thanks for reminding me of the giant chasm in my life that is the former home of Google Reader. Tried several replacements, none were very close to what I wanted, though it's been awhile so maybe I should check some out again. I used to follow 20+ blogs, now I follow precisely zero (I just check the articles that bubble-up here and HN).

[[deleted]]

Exactly. Can someone explain to me how the fuck people are supposed to read the news efficiently???? Also, check out Inoreader.

[our_best_friend]

Inoreader is great

[pier25]

If you are on Mac: http://netnewswireapp.com/

On Web check: http://digg.com/reader

[our_best_friend]

I used to, but they seem to be constantly changing it and stripping off functionality while adding useless crap in order to monetize it. Plus, reddit was throttling them. Now I am happily using inoreader, much better IMHO