Since I stopped infinite scrolling, I had to find another way of consuming information. RSS feeds have been a great solution for that. They allow me to subscribe to hand-picked sources of information and read them at my own pace. I can easily add new sources or remove those that no longer interest me.
To begin with, while there is no single definition, "small web" typically refers to the non-commercial part of the web, crafted by individuals to express themselves or share knowledge without seeking any financial gain. 1
I like reading articles from the small web, but discovering them can be hard. I use Kagi Small Web's RSS feed to find interesting blogs and add their RSS feeds to my reader. Kagi Small Web is a curated list of small websites and YouTube channels.
Or sometimes I come across an interesting post shared on Hacker News and add the blog's feed.
Reddit supports RSS, allowing me to subscribe to subreddits through their feeds. The feed contains the post title and description; however, I still have to open the link to see the comments.
YouTube channels also have RSS feeds, but I prefer to just use my subscriptions page. I have a plugin to disable the Home page and sidebar recommendations, so I only see new videos from channels I subscribed to.
I also use RSS feeds to keep track of updates for my software and devices I use. This is actually an improvement, as previously I had to manually search for this information, but now I get notified through my RSS reader.
P.S. If you maintain a blog, please add a FULL RSS feed (not a truncated one) for your posts so I can read your posts without leaving my RSS reader.