And to me, this is actually what “being IndieWeb” or “doing IndieWeb” is about: using the web in ways that fit your wants and needs, being mindful of when (and to whom) you give up control over your stuff and your connections.

In my opinion, having a website is a means to an end. It is a way for me to express myself, to say, "Here I am. This is what I'm into. It's here if you want it, but if not that's fine, too." It's a conversation starter, not the conversation itself. It is not an end in itself, but a means to other ends.

Use wordpress if you want. Use Blogger. Hell, use Frontpage 98 if you want. Or learn some HTML And CSS and type it all up in notepad.exe. Or just HTML, don't even bother with the CSS. Just make it yours.

In our current digital landscape, where a corporate algorithm tells us what to read, watch, drink, eat, wear, smell like, and sound like, human curation of the web is an act of revolution. A simple list of hyperlinks published under a personal domain name is subversive. Curation is punk.

Follow some personal website revival folks. A bunch are on Mastodon but for those who aren't there's always RSS. If I want to be a part of the conversation, it doesn't hurt to start by listening.