Forget Feedly — I Built a Self-Hosted RSS Reader with Built-in AI
Why an RSS Reader I’ve always been a text-first information consumer and have relied on RSS readers for years. I’ve hopped from Google Reader to Feedly, Miniflux, FreshRSS, and various read-it-later services like Pocket, but never found something I could stick with long term. The core reason I use RSS is to control my own information sources. Social media algorithms are optimized for engagement, and before you know it, you’re trapped in a filter bubble. What’s surfaced is “what you want to see,” not necessarily “what you need to know.” RSS sits at the opposite end of that spectrum — you choose your feeds, and information arrives without algorithmic interference. By proactively designing your sources, you can deliberately keep your perspective broad. What I want from an RSS reader…
