Personal websites die because the interest to keep them waning. Basically: a website MUST also means a personal domain name, that's like a home address, you can

Personal websites die because the interest to keep them waning. Basically: a website MUST also means a personal domain name, that's like a home address, you can't be a netizen without one. But the domain is more interesting for emails or as a DNS-based way to quick reach something you host than a website. Website as a living CV? Well... It's very nice as an idea BUT you do not normally want to give your CV to the world, you craft CVs tailored to their target, a generic one might be counter productive. A website to share your thoughts to the world? Well... They are not regular so in general you might have a period where you publish much and a longer phases where you publish nothing. The sole thing that makes such websites usable for readers is RSS so those who read do not need to check regularly but find new posts pushed in their favorite client. Something similar to a newsletter with some differences. Something NOT much popular these days because on one side big&powerful do want people on their platforms for munge more data and direct people more, on the other side most people do not even know RSS and do not want to spend time installing and maintaining something. Long story short a personal website have unclear and limited purpose and since demand a bit of effort...