Ask HN: Rss vs. Direct Hit

I have been using RSS and twitter for a while to keep up to date and informed. Since RSS became popular we've seen points about rss dying, twitter replacing rss, etc.

I'm wondering, with the recent "UI/UX explosion" in web and mobile, does this provide more of a reason for people to hit websites directly and read them for favorite blogs/news sites? What do you think?

Would you rather hit a page directly if the blog has great content and an enjoyable UI or would you still prefer reading it through Google Reader?