I mention Webmention, email, and XMPP

None of those are part of RSS. Webmention does not appear to be federated. Email? How do you figure that works? XMPP is for private messages, not public discussion.

what is ActivityPub solving that the combination of these existing services do not?

The simple fact that it is not a “combination of services”, it is a single service.

Privacy needs to be the default in order to be recommended, in my opinion.

That’s a fair clarification but hardly meaningful, and arguably much worse.

But I would need to set that up separately on each device, including after reinstalling

It’s called OPML. Set up your feeds. Export OPML. Back it up using your preferred method. Export it to readers on other devices. Optionally, sync the OPML using SyncThing or similar.

Also there are integrations through FreshRSS and similar.

Also there are FOSS hosted readers like Commafeed.

You’re missing a very basic and fundamental concept: RSS is unidirectional.

Most of the security is in the kernel so you can make sure you have the latest kernel. Also secureblue is a security focused distro that makes use of GrapeneOS’s hardened malloc so that’s the most secure one that I’m aware of.

In the browser or the app

There absolutely is and there has been for a long time. But YouTube cracks down on that as well by watch %. So you have to keep them engaged as well.

Probably mostly dead, honestly

Are you logged into YouTube?

Is YouTube opened in the browser or the app?

If you read this, you are gay

Just your typical leftist /s

Imagine being so careful that you leave the FBI completely clueless and then getting caught because you bragged about it online and to your family members…

Need more details. What device?

I’m not sure a Steam Deck 2 or 3 or 4, etc… mini, with efficient battery will be launched some day.

Lithium batteries are about as good as it gets and everyone is using pretty much the same tech at this point. More improvements are being made every day in processor efficiency but the Steam Deck is about as good as it gets. The 800p display helps.

With the SteamOS I was starting to think if maybe I should try to build my own handheld.

Yeah but…

Too bulky

You’re not getting any slimmer. Many have made DIY Steam Decks and they’re MUCH more bulky.

Well primarily because this is the wrong tool for the job. Compared to something like a LilyGo T-Deck, this thing is way bigger and way less efficient. Lasts a few hours vs. several days. But also because this guy charges a fat premium to put it in a 3D-printed case.

Brave also offers a few additional, very valuable things:

• the only app that reflects fingerprinting protection in PrivacyBadger, in my experience
• works on most webpages
• selective use of first-party cookies, per site.

It’s still free, they’re just refunding the frequency of public updates, is my understanding.

That’s helpful, thank you. This is something I have deliberately looked for and been unable to find, which is disappointing. I’m happy to admit I was wrong.

which isn’t blank, and describes what it is.

But nothing about what to do with it. What is a prospective user supposed to do with this?

All of these links just lead to blank pages.

If you actually click those links there’s nothing there.