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2026-01-29 04:27 UTC

@joshavanier it depends, I find it's definitely worth it, not just for my own benefit as a commonplace book, Rek and I get weekly emails from folks who found something obscure they were looking for on one of our websites and are grateful for us documenting this or that. Maybe your interests have shifted too, I find so much joy looking at people's websites. Somehow, against all odds, from where I'm standing, I think I know more people today with daily/weekly updated websites than I did 10 years ago..

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@joshavanier@merveilles.town 2026-01-29 04:39

@neauoire oh I definitely enjoy websites like those of yours and of folk in the webring. I also still like the idea of maintaining a space in which to house works and collected knowledge; but then it pretty much just sits there, gathering dust, becoming insignificant in a way. not that my goal is to garner popularity. I don't have the words yet to clearly communicate how it feels to exist right now. the closest I can compare it to would be something like camping in a once gorgeous and serene spot but now there's glampers and instagrammers all over the place. and to sort of stand out and be heard, you'd have to have already been quite established, or be forced to resort to the tactics of content creators (which I find unsettling)

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