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Community for the appreciation and sharing of links, resources, and culture of: the smol web / small web / ~(w)~ / the indie web / or even the non-www internet (gemini, gopher, etc).

Back of a napkin definition, subject to change: if it's internet accessible and is maintained by a person, especially for non-commercial aims, then I would consider it smol. There are, however, much stricter definitions.

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A a collection of articles that to some degree answer the question “Why have a personal website?” with “Because it’s fun, and the internet used to be fun.”

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

No, it used to be a mostly boring desert populated with oases of fun. Hidden from view in obscure forums frequented by 11 people.

It's basically the same. Instead of forums or newsgroups we're forced to keep up with anti-corpoate social media, but its the same shit. I have a computer, you have a computer, they talk to each other. What's changed is how honest the advertisers are.

Im not saying it's better now, people.

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

desert populated with oases of fun. Hidden from view in obscure forums frequented by 11 people

Perfect. We should do that again.

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