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Just like you said - being surrounded by interesting people on interesting platforms who are likely to create small websites, we occasionally stumble across a l
by Liquix 3y ago
Just like you said - being surrounded by interesting people on interesting platforms who are likely to create small websites, we occasionally stumble across a link in a walled garden profile.
For the average internet user, small websites don't exist. Very few Instagram and TikTok profiles feature links to handcrafted sites. Google increasingly funnels all queries to the same 500 giant SEO'd sites.
- janalsncm 3y agoI guess the question is whether that matters. The average internet user today looks a lot different from the average internet user 20 or 30 years ago. The internet looked different but the demographics looked different as well. The average internet user primarily uses Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok because that is the internet they enjoy.
- Gud 3y agoAt the same time, the behemoths who operate these platforms are the ones who ruined the open web with their tracking and advertisements.
- janalsncm 3y agoI have a tiny website. It’s a static site where I occasionally post things. I don’t have any trackers or ads. Behemoths didn’t kill the open web. They created walled gardens which were more attractive to the 99% of people who aren’t interested in doing their own dev ops. Most people prefer to spend their time with their hobby rather than figure out how to set up a server or create ssh keys for GitHub pages.