On the other hand, I have no idea what people _actually_ expected to be published, but in my head I have for what it's worth created this nightmare scenario where I post something not related to C++, and all those readers would be /pinged and disappointed.
Impressions and clicks are a confident booster, though the fear of disappointing or letting people down because they expect "better" content is something I for sure struggle with
Perhaps I need some further self-reflection, because I fear that with no logs I would assume the worse and end up in the same boat. Though.. maybe it is time to grow up? No idea, weirdly enough this problem is one of the hardest I have ever faced
It is not the author of the RSS who "disturbs" sleeping agents, it is simply the one who actually forwarded the message. If that makes sense?
This article dives into why that is, and the hidden costs of adding something as simple as /rss.xml to your blog.