After using the new Reeder for a couple of months I’m going to stick with it. I like having all of my sources (RSS, Micro.blog, Mastodon, Bluesky, and podcasts) consolidated into one feed with easy gestures to tag as “read later” or open in a native app. The recent addition of folders was helpful, as I’ve... matt.routleynet.org

@mroutley I read this while trying it out again specifically for my Micro.blog timeline, and it’s a really good experience. Do you ever feel like it skips sections of time though?

@jarrod interesting, I haven’t noticed that, but I tend to just dip in a few times a day, rather than try to keep up

@mroutley I think it also depends on what you use social networks for. If it’s for professional reasons (read: income), then Reeder might not be enough, since it lacks proper interaction (it’s a reading app, after all). If it’s for leisure, you might want to change your mindset to a more relaxed one (reading only, never responding), just to stay up to date and form your opinions with critical thinking instead of with discussion.

@mroutley I’m really enjoying it too. I’m hoping for filters, or muted words. I don’t know if that’s ever a plan but would be helpful for me.

@jarrod I find that too. One workaround I found is having it open on Mac through the day and seems to help even though I use it on my phone almost exclusively. It seems to sync some posts the phone might miss.

@aeryn Nice tip. I’ll give that a try.

@renevanbelzen an important distinction and it is helpful to think through why we subscribe/follow