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Bolkonskij
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on: May 17, 2023, 08:37
So a lot of people talk fondly about the old decentralized web and their wish to reconquer the territory lost to vicious marketers and big corporations. And then they open up a web 1.0 website or gopher hole on a weekend - only to return back to toxic Facebook, Discord & else after a few weeks, when the novelty factor wears off. Such is the argument the author of this article is making with regards to Neocities (a Geocities reboot): Access article via frogfind (retro compatible) In my own view, he's pretty much spot on. I've seen that behavior myself and I do wonder why that is so. Any ideas? Any ideas how to change that? He makes some valid case in his article but I struggle to believe it is just the HTML requirement keeping people from it. |
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fogWraith
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32 MB  Posts: 59
Reply #1 on: May 17, 2023, 11:39
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For people that weren't actively developing websites back in the day, and wish to return to the past by throwing their two cents in the hat... they're in for a nice (daunting) surprise... I personally think this is the most common type that set something up and give it up shortly after. It's 2023. Things shouldnt be hard. Things shouldn't take time. I shouldn't require additional software to get what I want when I want, if it's not accessible via Edge / Safari, it's not worth my time. I shouldn't have to learn anything new. My brain needs a quick fix so that I can feel satisfied and good about myself, and my vision should manifest by thought alone. My work demands recognition and praise. There needs to be a constant flow of action, explosions and upbeat tunes with that! In all seriousness though, I kind of believe / think that time flows a bit differently when it comes to "Web 1.0", it doesn't have that daredevil need for speed... and that's certainly not for everyone. Personal websites and services don't need to have a constant flow of updates, they simply are; and are updated when required, just like they were back when. If the author packed up and left whatever in the water, it's just going to sit there as another resource accessible for others to discover until it goes offline or the service is terminated - and that's fine! For me, it should be fun. I get the opportunity to learn more and apply what I learned into something that I can share with others while also maybe share something I'm passionate about... maybe theres someone out there that one day will discover what I made who shares that very same passion, someone who finds it useful and informative/entertaining. How many visitors does my website get? I don't know, that wasn't really a thing, but there could potentially be a visitor counter to represent the flow of people / bots visiting my site. I don't need YouTube evangelists to tell me why X is bad and how I should do Y, I don't need Facebook to serve me a constant feed of ads and irrelevant posts containing "memes" and pictures of my friends friends relatives famous friends dinner from the other night... I have an E-Mail address on my website, people can send me letters and I can choose whether I want to respond or not. It's my little cabin in the woods, I like the peace and quiet, out here everything is on my terms. Once in a while I'll have a visitor, and this is what I have to offer - take it or leave it, doesn't cause harm to you or me. My response may or may not make sense, and that's also fine 
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