RSS huh?

I am a bit offput by the whole RSS thing, although perhaps that's just because it's all new to me. But...

1) Why not just use bookmarks?

2) I have just discovered that when I check a feed on Bloglines, it then disappears. If I want to look at it again, it isn't there. Does that mean that this whole RSS thing is really just for folks who want to check headlines? Who only want to read things once? What if I want to check on headlines, then go back and read more in depth later? Then I have to use my bookmark. Why not just use bookmarks?

3) Some of my feeds display photos and the whole posts. Some have only headlines and the first few lines. I like the first type (but see #2). The ones with just headlines and a few lines seem really useless. Am I doing something wrong or is it just the feeds? And why not just use bookmarks?

4) I find it amazing that some folks are checking 200 feeds a day. And I thought I had trouble managing time at the computer! But still...why not have 200 bookmarks, nicely organized?

I see that the next step in Discover 2.0 is also about RSS. Perhaps as I get more used to using it, it will seem more useful to me. Hah. Perhaps.