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The internet used to be* fun

Kwon.nyc · published 3 September 2023

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Click Around, Find Out Read at the source ↗

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https://syllabusproject.org/syllabus-for-taking-an-internet-walk/

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https://cloudlord.management/

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https://briankoberlein.com/tech/quiet-web/

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briankoberlein.com

https://helena.mmm.page/soft_tech

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https://everywwwhere.net/

everywwwhere.net

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https://whitevhs.xyz/articles/2023/08/29/personal-websites

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https://www.devastatia.com/thread-9.html

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devastatia.com

Why you should have a blog (and write in it) Read at the source ↗

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Exploring the Personal Web Read at the source ↗

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https://chuck.is/web-independent/

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What is the Small Web? Read at the source ↗

ar.al

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ar.al

The Year of the Personal Website Read at the source ↗

matthiasott.com

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The small web is beautiful Read at the source ↗

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https://cheapskatesguide.org/articles/joys-and-sorrows.html

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https://dariusforoux.com/stop-crowdsourcing-confidence/

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Rediscovering the Small Web Read at the source ↗

neustadt.fr

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cheapskatesguide.org

How Websites Die Read at the source ↗

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wesleyac.com

How the Blog Broke the Web Read at the source ↗

stackingthebricks.com

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stackingthebricks.com

How I Experience The Web Today Read at the source ↗

how-i-experience-web-today.com

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Every person on the planet should have their own website Read at the source ↗

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winnielim.org

https://pawelgrzybek.com/eight-years-of-blogging/

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http://sawv.org/en.html

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https://cdevroe.com/2023/01/11/blogging-is-alive

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A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden Read at the source ↗

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