What the web looks like when you subscribe to 2,000 RSS feeds.

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A personal essay from a professional content curator who reads nearly 2,000 RSS feeds daily to produce The Browser newsletter. The piece describes what the web looks like from an RSS-first perspective: a raw, unfiltered stream that reveals SEO filler, AI-generated summaries, affiliate bait reviews, and auto-generated content that never surfaces on homepages. It also celebrates the human moments visible only through feeds — draft headlines, hidden Substack threads, and RSS-exclusive writing communities like Dave Rupert's RSS Club.

The View From RSS