It hasn't been lost on me that search engines make it difficult to find information on the small web / indie web. Reading these two articles made me notice that the authors usually have no experience with the ethos nor are they interested in it. While I don't agree with their opinions, in this case, it's a list of alternative blogging platforms that I was looking for, something that I would have had more luck if using the Fediverse instead.

#SciCommMusings

**Literature:**
Science Fiction, Nature Writing, Xenofiction. Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoviesky. Crime and Punishment, Watership Down. Murder mystery novels.

**History and Culture:**
World War II, LATAM Culture and History, Southeast Asian History and Culture, European History and Culture.

**Philosophy:**
Critical Thinking, Rhetoric, Stoicism, Transcendentalism, Meditation, Indigenous Knowledge.

**Communication:**
Public Communication, Radio, Television.

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**INTERESTS**

**STEAM**
Earth Sciences, Urban Planning, Permaculture, Compositing, Food Sovereignty, Environmental Quality, Queer Ecology, Environmental History, Oceans, Wetlands, Felines, Open Science, Open Source, Community Science. Sustainable business practices, Circular Economy, Crafts, Sustainable Fashion, Mend and Repair. Web Accessibility, Web Development, Small/Indie Web. Architecture, Genealogy.

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Cont.

Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Human Rights, Aging with Dignity, UN Sustainable Development Goals. Personal Knowledge Management, Digital Minimalism, Journaling, Ambiance music.

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***Extended intro***

**Content Policy**
Content warnings for negative content such as venting, current events, and other potentially upsetting posts. Only boosts images with ALT text.

Retroactively edits posts; actively curates their online experience; maintains a thorough tagging system.

**Following Policy**
Feel free to introduce yourself in my intro post and/or interact with my public posts before sending a follow request :). I'm much more likely to accept if our interests align.

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- **Musings:** These are comments on the world around me. Stuff like temperature, greenery, seasons, current events.

I would be more concrete like using hashtags for topics but I'm confident it's going to be a long long list. I'll let them emerge naturally according to what I post.