Having your own website is not going to fix democracy, or topple the online pillars of capitalism - but it's making a political statement nonetheless. It says "I want to carve my own space on the web, away from the corporations". I think this is a radical act. It was when I originally said this in 2022, and I mean it even more today.
https://localghost.dev/blog/this-page-is-under-construction/
@sophie I realize I'm late to discovering this (stumbled upon it thanks to a delightful web surfing rabbit hole via @rolle )...
But just wanted to say *thank you* for writing this.
It's easy to think that posting on a small personal website is insignificant given the state of the world (and web) today. But, as you've highlighted so powerfully, it's precisely because of the state of the world (and web) today that it is a truly radical act.
I plan to re-read this post on a regular basis; it is a much-needed cognitive reset from the brain-warping of social-media/striving-culture/SEO-optimization/preemptive-defensiveness/etc...
Thank you again for putting this into the world!
Sophie
Emily Moran Barwick