But theres another kind of reader, an aggregator, that works differently, and I think more efficiently for the human reader. Instead of having to hunt for new stories by clicking on the titles of feeds, you just view the page of new stuff and scroll through it. Its like sitting on the bank of a river, watching the boats go by. If you miss one, no big deal. You can even make the river flow backward by moving the scollbar up. To me, this more approximates the way I read a print newspaper, actually its the way I wish I could read a print newspaper — instead of having to go to the stories, they come to me. This makes it easier for me to use my brains powerful scanning mechanism. Its faster, I can subscribe to more, and my fingers do less work.

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