A minimalist, "bring-your-own-sources" RSS reader focused on agency, not algorithms—built to help people share what they read and think better together.
| Role | Stack | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Founder/designer/developer: product framing, IA/UX, parsing/digest pipeline, and initial share-out features for communities. | Custom feed parser/normalizer, queueing & scheduled digests, lightweight web UI. | Clear posture against algorithmic feeds; supports shared reading as a collaborative practice (classes, studios, labs). Roadmap: reading groups, OPML import/export, and optional AI summaries flagged as assistive (never substitutive). |
A privacy-respecting reader that centers curation and calm workflows over engagement hacks. ourss emphasizes: pick your sources; read in batches; optionally share a digest with your team/class/community. It’s tooling for inquiry and reflection, not infinite scroll.
Areas investigated: Indie-web ergonomics; attention hygiene; collaborative reading; course/community use.
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