It's time to head back to RSS?
I've been a (paying) user of NewsBlur (<a href="https://newsblur.com/" rel="nofollow">https://newsblur.com/</a>) since Google Reader shut down and haven't looked  back.<p>p.s: In HN spirit, it also happens to be one developer's side-project-turned-profitable-business, and the "social" features a totally non-intrusive, but there if you want to know what people are sharing and commenting on.