Feed readers typically need to apply just some basic styling and typography to the source. They don't need to deal with HTML, and they don't need <channel><item>, brackets, version, namespace. Just a person's name and shared thoughts. The whole XML structure is pointless for all of them, same like complex HTML is pointless for a human reading in a text editor. How could a human leaf file looks like, that can replace all current circus in the web feeds: Site: unstory URL: https://unstory.eu/ About: If this is the solution, I want my problem back. Leaf: https://unstory.eu/leaf.txt @ 2026-06-17 Title: Web feed without brackets URL: https://unstory.eu/xqj Reply-to: https://webfeeds.junk/specification mood: rotting tomato weather: rain Everyone is excited to share their leaf file. 2026 the year of the *leaf file*. ## In the first week, a million people sharing their leaf file Followed by seven biggest corporation got bankrupcy. People write and read like crazy. Everyone left their job. @…
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