Oxymoroic, misnoma or literal truth? I can see how RSS feeds can simplify things, but do they just allow us to save time which we later use worrying that we are not keeping up with technology? They are really simple as opposed to importing raw XML but not as simple as picking up a newspaper, magazine or book.
Some sites have clear RSS feeds and some are more elusive.
RSS also takes away some of the stream of conscious or serendipity methods of searching - you never know what path the undisciplined mind may follow when looking for information.
RSS works best when you need to monitor a limited number of sites for new content - the straight line approach to information gathering.
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