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  "textContent": "anonymous549:\n\n> I might be in the minority on this but these all-in-one apps just don’t appeal to me. I like my apps to have one specific purpose. I just want my RSS reader to be an RSS reader. If I want to, for example, watch a youtube video I will use Grayjay (probably a bad example in this case lol) or one of the many other youtube specific apps.\n\nch0ccyra1n:\n\n> All of those, YouTube, Mastodon, Bluesky, etc. can all be read/watched through RSS feeds already, so I don’t see the point. Am I missing something here?\n\nBoth of these arguments are completely fair. The thing is, many people are drawn to certain apps simply because they offer a better user experience compared to others. Nobody said that you have to use Surf or any similar app to aggregate your social media account. You can opt out of that.\n\nHowever, I have yet to see a cross-platform FOSS RSS reader that I am impressed by from a UI and UX point of view. I am frankly still waiting for it. I haven’t had the chance to try Surf, or any of the other apps some people have mentioned, but I am eager to, just to see if they offer a better UX.\n\nI just recently got back into using an RSS reader, after many years, and frankly I missed it.\nHaving to remember to visit certain sites for news is exhausting and impractical. I’m happy to be back, but I am looking for a better UX, and Surf, Fread or Flare could be it. I’ll soon find out.\n\nMenkork:\n\n> I personally am not very active on Mastodoon or Bluesky.\n\nLike Twitter, Mastodon and BlueSky help me keep up with news I am interested in.\n\nMenkork:\n\n> The things that I need feeds from would be the unholy Trinity of Meta, X, and Tiktok for my own workflow.\n\nWhy Meta and TikTok?",
  "title": "Is Surf the future RSS Reader to rule them all?"
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