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I see a lot of options for self-hosting RSS subscriptions and I don't actually understand what they are for. The very nature of RSS is that it tracks and connects to online content. It seems like having a home server track and download the content just so that you can download it on another device from your server instead of the original servers a bit redundant. Also, it seems like the clients are more limited, since it has ro connect to your personal host, as opposed to the many RSS readers available.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I genuinely don't get it. What am I missing?

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[-] TheFogan@programming.dev 77 points 1 day ago

For me the main point is, syncronization. Point is I want to read on my phone, or if i go to another computer catch up on it. If I set up a seperate RSS reader on each, then I'd have to figure out what's read and what's not. Honestly that's a feature that google reader really had me spoiled in, I loved being able to use a work computer, browse through my rss feeds, star articles that I thought I may want to come back to, go home look at the starred ones and then go back.

Then google reader shut down, and I wanted to be able to do the same again, while also not being vulnerable to another shut down.

[-] s3rvant@lemmy.ml 1 points 17 hours ago

Same for me: I read on both laptop and phone so sync is important

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 23 hours ago

Then google reader shut down, and I wanted to be able to do the same again, while also not being vulnerable to another shut down

still using Feedly since the Reader shutdown and it's still going strong

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