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title: "Timeline photos Facebook seduces users to stay within their walled…"
date: 2021-02-01
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships added a new photo.
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# Timeline photos Facebook seduces users to stay within their walled…

*February 1, 2021 · Facebook*

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Facebook seduces users to stay within their walled garden by making it easy to follow a new friend, view/like/share their posts, or comment. As a result, both reader and writer can quickly and easily give each other hits of dopamine. (Often, it only takes a single click.)\
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However, there are similar tools to make connections with others outside of the walled gardens, such as RSS feeds/readers, Web clippers, etc.\
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For example, outside of Facebook, many indie blogs offer RSS feeds. An RSS feed is a simply a series of posts, like entries in a journal. Most often, RSS feeds are text, but they can be any kind of content, such as Youtube videos, songs, or pictures.\
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An RSS reader allows you to subscribe to and read RSS feeds.\
There are many RSS readers out there, but I use and recommend the Miniflux RSS reader:\
[https://miniflux.app/](https://miniflux.app/){target="_blank"}\
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Miniflux doesn\'t try to lock you in (it\'s open source), and it\'s easy to use. It\'s primarily a web app, but there are also clients for mobile devices as well:\
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Microflux (Android):\
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[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.constantin.microflux&hl=en_US&gl=US](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.constantin.microflux&hl=en_US&gl=US){target="_blank"}\
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Reeder (Mac / iOS):\
[https://reederapp.com/](https://reederapp.com/){target="_blank"}\
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Sometimes it\'s hard to find the URL for an RSS feed on a web site. To alleviate this problem I recommend installing the \"Get RSS Feed URL\" Chrome Extension\
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([https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-rss-feed-url/kfghpdldaipanmkhfpdcjglncmilendn](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-rss-feed-url/kfghpdldaipanmkhfpdcjglncmilendn){target="_blank"})\
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\...and the \"Add to Miniflux\" bookmarklet:\
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[https://reader.miniflux.app/integrations](https://reader.miniflux.app/integrations){target="_blank"}\
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The \"Get RSS Feed URL\" extension lists any RSS feeds it can find on the page. You can then copy and paste the feed into \"Add to Miniflux\" booklet.\
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Unfortunately, these open alternatives are more difficult to learn and use. (There\'s a reason the FATMAG companies have become so popular.) So, please be patient, and expect a learning curve. If you have any questions, please don\'t hesitate to ask me.\
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If you\'d like to add my RSS feed it\'s available here:\
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[https://listed.djaFACEBOOK.la/feed.rss](https://listed.djaFACEBOOK.la/feed.rss){target="_blank"}\
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(Remove FACEBOOK to get the proper link.)
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