Henry Desroches makes a thoughtful case for reclaiming the Web we actually want by embracing personal, hand-coded, syndicated websites and protocols like RSS & Webmentions.
Hand-coded, syndicated, and above all personal websites are exemplary: They let users of the internet to be autonomous, experiment, have ownership, learn, share, find god, find love, find purpose. Bespoke, endlessly tweaked, eternally redesigned, built-in-public, surprising UI and delightful UX. The personal website is a staunch undying answer to everything the corporate and industrial web has taken from us.
Steve Simkins built a site about how the answer to doomscrolling and disconnectedness is Blog Feeds. Itβs meant to be an antidote to endlessly scrolling, just a curated list of people you actually care about.
Alexandra Ciufudean explores the IndieWeb, where peopleβs personal websites are pushing back against the corporate internet.