Steve RudolfiFolk Tech "is a movement among a community of developers and people in communities who want digital technology for their communities without the extraction, exploitation, or surveillance found in most proprietary technology today."
I finally hit publish on a post I've been kicking around.
The Human/Personal/Indie Web
I didn't really want to wind up with a {collection of links + mine & others' general vibes about the human/personal/indie web} or to try to be a resource.
Alas, I landed at no greater message than: here’s a collection of meandering vibes and links and an enthusiastic "here here" from my small corner.
https://steverudolfi.com/posts/the-human-personal-indie-web/
#theWebWeWant #humanWeb #personalWebsites #indieWeb #simpleTech #enshittification
The Human/Personal/Indie Web - Steve Rudolfi
I’ve had this post in draft mode for months– adding links, quotes, and random thoughts as they came up. I didn’t really want to wind up with a {collection of links + mine & others’ general vibes about the human/personal/indie web}. I didn’t want to try to make this a resource, so I didn’t out […]
Inautilo#Business #Launches
The human.json protocol · A decentralized way to vouch for human authors online https://ilo.im/16beiy
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#HumanWeb #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #Authorship #Blogs #Websites #Browsers #Development #WebDev #Frontend
wenixThis is an important point: Even the original tools were prohibitively exclusionary https://quietmoon.org/display/d3804c2a-1069-8dad-f601-150807828448
RE: https://mastodon.social/@openrisk/116056674222947434
Good thread and discussion here tracing the history and uncertain future of the beautiful, decentralized open web.
Hacker NewsRingspace: A proposal for the human web
https://taggart-tech.com/ringspace/
#HackerNews #Ringspace #HumanWeb #Proposal #FutureTech #WebInnovation
Jake in the desertGreat brief blog post by @mms and I agree - 'The internet is far from being dead': https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/internet-is-far-from-being-dead
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #HumanWeb #internet #slop #AISlop #future #DeadInternetTheory
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseTechdirt: Stop Begging. Start Building. “We should build new systems that give users actual agency and choice. We should support candidates who demonstrate what better governance looks like through their actions, not just their words. We should create communities and institutions that embody our values rather than tilting at windmills and pretending to fix ones that actively oppose them. Most […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/16/techdirt-stop-begging-start-building/
How-To Geek: Take a Break From the Modern Internet, Surf the Original Web. “Most of us feel stuck switching back and forth between the same five apps. We’re stuck because companies spend billions to keep us ‘engaged’ on their respective platforms. That’s why the internet feels like it has shrunk to a handful of apps, and stopped being a place you once explored and browsed. The good news is, […]
s2recently reminded of this work of art from the 1990s web
