ValdenJan 1
henry ✷

you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.

here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online

How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

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Show threadhenry ✷Jan 1

a few months ago i had the immense privilege to speak about Websites at @webdevconf in Bristol — i've taken some time to improve on these ideas and build a permanent online home for the essay, which i intend to grow and improve over time 🤍

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online

How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

Show threadStefan BohacekJan 2
@henry Incredibly well done!
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@stefan you honor me Stefan, thanks a lot!
Show threadCoralie RenéeJan 2

@henry @webdevconf

Luuuuuuv your website's style!

Stylish, beautiful UI, easy to read...

If html and css allow me to do this, I definitely have to learn them. 😍😍😍

Happy New Year and here to reclaiming internet. 🤘

Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@globcoco thank you so much, @globcoco! thanks for reading, and godspeed in your journey! :D
Show threadCoralie RenéeJan 2
@henry 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Show threadbicipoiesisJan 2
@henry thanks a lot for writing down your ideas and sharing them! And thanks for keeping alive #IvanIllich's thinking. I first came across #conviviality in the realm of the #commons and #degrowth. I like the application to the web. Strongly feel encouraged to finally built my own website. Last year came across #HTMLforPeople and refreshed my HTML skills. Shoutout to @bw #IndieWeb #SmallWeb
Show threadClaire WiJan 3
@henry @webdevconf thanks for sharing these thoughts, to remember what the internet used to feel like , where you would go on it to discover something, not just find the answer to your question i love to go on https://wiby.me/ that continues to host this internet.
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Show threadRalf BeckerJan 3
@henry @webdevconf The design is sensational. (And so is the text, of course.)
Show threadMickeyJan 5
@henry I've only scrolled it and was mesmerised. Can't wait to read it!
Show threadBruno VernayApr 16
@henry I found you article via @densediscovery a few month ago. Excellent work. Thank you!
Show threadkatherineJan 1
@henry THE BEST TO EVER DO IT 😍🐐 I'm so glad the web has you on its side ❤️‍🔥
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 1
@kayserifserif ohhhh ily imy thank you for reading katherine!!!
Show threada new hope Jan 1
@henry trying to take in both the beautiful message and also the beautiful typography…..🤍
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 1
@latte it's insane what we're letting font designers get away with these days my god
Show threadDevine Lu LinvegaJan 1
@henry DAAAAMN henry, that goes so hard, thank you for putting together this work of art.
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 1
@neauoire fellow Ivan Illich enjoyer 🤝 thanks for reading mate! i'm honored :D
Show threadEthan MarcotteJan 1
@henry this is tremendous, henry. thank you ❤️‍🔥
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 1
@beep thank you for reading, old friend 🥰
Show threadgeistJan 1
@henry A beautiful website and message. I love that all the citations give me more to dive into too 👀
Show threadDave bauerJan 1
@henry Thanks for this, my focus this year is on the indie web and bringing along as many of my friends as possible.
Show threadrubonicsJan 1
@henry as usual i’m excited to let your words and design percolate through me ✨ ty for sharing
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@rubonics as usual thank YOU for reading, mate!
Show threadPhilipp LunchJan 1

@henry love the website and will share it with my peeps who definitely could start their own personal websites. 😍

Hope I find the time to update my site again soon.

Show threadJake in the desertJan 1
@henry this was a REALLY cool read and the movements of everything as it was scrolling was boss as hell, too. 🔥
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@jake4480 thanks Jake in the desert! animation graciously facilitated by the tireless work of the angels on the @gsap team :)
Show threadShirleyJan 1
@henry I'm glad I read this. Thank you for sharing!
Show threadevenrevenJan 2
@henry This is so wonderful. Thank you for writing this and sharing this little pocket of hope with the world.
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@evenreven thank you so much, mate! thanks for reading 🤍
Show threadKoosJan 2
@henry oh that's beautiful! I agree with your conclusion, but I wonder what we can do to get more people to make their own websites. "Don’t get caught up in tooling and frameworks, just write HTML and get something online." may work a few times, but I know from experience updating a blog/portfolio that way becomes an annoying chore. I mean, we're competing with "type something on your phone and hit publish" here. A key reason for platforms existing is the ease of use.
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@koos i totally hear you — i think this is more a philosophical solution. everything in life is chores, but some of those chores are very worthwhile. we're not looking for the most convenient way to do everything — like i mention in the essay, tools that enable creativity and autonomy are often gonna be labor-intensive. if you'll humor some lofty language for a second, the difference is one of mindset: life is labor, and it is a choice to love the work!
Show threadDylan </closingtags.com>Jan 2
@henry homie, thank you for this banger
Show threadhenry ✷Jan 2
@closingtags thanks Dylan, and thanks for reading!
Show threadTyler StickaJan 2
@henry 👏😭
Show threadAlan is @cogdog 🇨🇦Jan 2

@henry huzzah! And not really very relevant but I made a site in the 1990s using the title of your heading .

https://mcli.cogdogblog.com/tl/

Funny that the archive still works despite use of what another site lambasted recently about obsolete HTML tags (some functionality gone that relied on Perl cgi scripts).

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Show threadrolfsfJan 3
@henry Bravo! Thanks for putting words to something I’ve been feeling for the past few years, and for the encouragement to venture out of the bunker and get back to the joy of playing with old school html. Perhaps I will…
Show threadChristopher Kirk-NielsenJan 4
@henry Fucking fantastic piece of writing, loved every word!
Show threadImaCreaJan 5
@henry A great work of art, thanks for this refreshing thesis as the year just starts!
Show threadSean BootsJan 9
@henry This is great, thanks for writing and creating it! 💖
Show threadDocumentallyFeb 18
@henry Love this so much.
Am also a big fan of EF Schumacher.
I met TBL once and he told me the Web was broken unless something was done. But I was a tech utopian. Until I wasn't.
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