The Death of Social Media is the Renaissance of RSS – Smartlab

Social media is declining due to the explosion of AI-generated content that floods platforms with shallow, repetitive material while algorithms amplify engagement over authenticity. RSS (Really Simple Syndication), a technology from the early web era, is presented as a practical antidote: it lets users subscribe directly to chosen sources without algorithmic intermediaries, ads, or data mining. The Feeder app is highlighted as a free, open-source RSS reader that exemplifies the simplicity and transparency RSS offers. The post argues that as social media devolves into an AI content swamp, self-curated RSS feeds represent a return to decentralized, human-centered information consumption.