2026-07-10 –, Resilience Base
The web is broken. The algorithm decides what you see, built for addiction rather than knowledge. But before the 'enshittification' of our feeds, we had a simple, resilient root system: RSS.
Let’s rage against the machine and return to chronological, human-centered feeds.
The web is fundamentally broken, and we all feel it. Every single day, we log on and let the algorithm decide what enters our brains. We have traded the open, collaborative spirit of the early internet for walled gardens designed for addiction, polarization, and corporate profit. Your feed is quite literally not your own anymore. Content doesn’t appear when it’s posted; it appears when a data-mining machine determines it will generate maximum engagement (or outrage). We’ve let a handful of platforms become the landlords of our digital attention.
While we often chase the "next big protocol," sovereign identity stacks, and complex decentralized networks, the most resilient, anti-authoritarian, and user-governed content delivery system has been quietly running under our feet for decades: RSS.
Bart is a Web Development Lecturer at Odisee University of Applied Sciences in Belgium.
Prior to teaching, he served as a developer for the City of Ghent, where he spearheaded web accessibility initiatives. His work included co-developing the city's accessible component library, auditing complex applications, and training developers and stakeholders in universal design.
Today, Bart focuses on educating the next generation of developers to prioritize digital sovereignty and open standards, ensuring the future web remains accessible to everyone.