Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   Thib (thibaultamartin@mamot.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Oct-2024 17:56:37 JST Thib

   "The web doesn't belong just to software engineers. The more we make the web complex, the more we push normal users into the enclosures that we like to call social networks."

   https://kristoff.it/blog/static-site-paradox/

   • Embed this notice
     scribe (scribe@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Oct-2024 17:58:35 JST scribe

     in reply to

     @thibaultamartin Yeah, I still dream of a blog for people (not "non-techies" or anything, just "people") that can be self-hosted by a techie friend (or friends) easily, but posted to from your phone without having to even mention the word "metadata".

   • Embed this notice
     scribe (scribe@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2024 18:27:04 JST scribe

     in reply to

     • slotos

     @slotos @thibaultamartin Even Markdown requires more learning and cognitive load than most people want. (I use it myself, but don't recommend it as standard to others.) But you're right, lack of interest comes back to _why_ we're socialising. And network effect and who we're interacting with is a big part of that.

     Interacting with random strangers is fine for me. But most people like to keep up with friends, family, and local community stuff. That's the network layer.

   • Embed this notice
     slotos (slotos@toot.community)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2024 18:27:06 JST slotos

     in reply to

     • scribe

     @scribe @thibaultamartin there are plenty options. “Non-techies” tend to ignore them.

     Folder with markdown or plaintext files and an ssh client for uploading new ones - can’t go simpler. A basic index.html written by that techie friend can then present it in a nicely readable form with a surprisingly little JavaScript.

     But then that’s not what you really want. Every really simple solution I stumbled upon over the years died due to the lack of interest.