I’ve been trying to change how I consume online content, so I went back to RSS feeds.

I started by looking for blogs to follow, and had some success. Rediscovering old anime blogs was a nostalgia trip, and I added a few that are still active to my RSS reader. But things really started to click when I began adding news sites.

X has been my main news hub for the last six months, and I don’t like it. It’s great at delivering news quickly, but it also forces everyone’s opinions into the mix. Being able to see a headline and read it without commentary felt… freeing.

Just browsing headlines aggregated by my RSS reader was a game changer: no ads, no calls to action, just the articles. I can open what interests me and then move on.

A couple of my favorite feeds right now come from Polygon, GamingOnLinux, and EcommerceBytes for work.

Right now, I’m still collecting feeds using QuiteRSS. Once I get more situated, I’d like to check out some self-hosted options.