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Re:Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today by friendzis on Monday March 13, 2023 @03:43AM (#35132406)
The killer feature of Reader was sharing. Not only could one see posts by sites they "follow", but could also see whatever their friends shared and chose to either read that single article or follow the site.

Notice any similarities? We have moved, just not to another RSS reader, but rather to G+/facebook/twitter/whatever, platforms which had that social element. Coincidentally, it was a time when g+ was failing to gain expected traction.

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Re:Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today by naravara on Monday March 13, 2023 @07:53AM (#35134406)
At this point I see almost no content from my friends on most social media. It’s almost entirely ads or high-follower/influencer content guiding it. What stuff comes from friends is just reposts from influencer pages.
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