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mceoin on Oct 17, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Why did delicious.com fail?

> Same reason RSS is relatively unpopular.

My take on this is that copy/pasting a script was a broken UX for mainstream adoption.

phailhaus on Oct 17, 2017 [–]

There are lots of RSS feed extensions that handle feed detection/subscription for you.

mceoin on Oct 17, 2017 | [–]

Yes absolutely, and they're great. But if your understanding of RSS is clicking on an RSS button and getting junk code on your screen, that's the end of the line for most people.

Completely different to a 'like' button experience.

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