> If those things were getting aggregated topically it would please both me and Rachel.

I think I catch what you’re getting at and it reminds me of what seems to be a primary gripe with RSS—compromising an otherwise decent spec as far as I can tell—discoverability and curation.

I can’t grasp the more technical issues surrounding polling just yet so I can only intuitively get how it corresponds with the other issues. In spite of this, and leaning again on my intuition, I didn’t get a good feeling from Rachel’s blog post when I first came across it either.

And yeah I’m not sure how FeedLand works under the hood, I just matched Wikipedia's description of a planet with what I knew FeedLand looks like on the frontend.

I also know there’s been some “folksonomic" efforts for curating lesser-know feeds, but to be honest I’m not fond of what these networks of folks appear to be into. Compare your distaste for Daily Kos and 404 Media (which I share) to the vibe I’m trying to avoid on that front.