I updated the sidebar with a new (new to me, at least) community called ‘Web Revival’ that wants to be “A movement focused on capturing the creativity and openness of the early Internet.”
At first glance, it’s not strictly a journaling or writing related community but I think it’s intimately related (and very interesting) as it’s very close to what motivates many of us in keeping a journal—the ability to make events/time/thoughts truly ours and not just things we’re remotely looking at.
Blogs, that used to be called ‘online journals’ you know, personal websites, Small Web, small forums (like the communities, here on Lemmy) and so on made exactly that for the Web. They made it our Web. Not just a product we’re allowed to consume. We made it and its content.
All those things that once were popular and are not so much nowadays—I’m exaggerating, they’re still popular? Well, maybe but allow me to ask this: how many of us go check our respective profiles when we participate in a discussion, here on Lemmy, and when we see that there is a link to a personal blog or whatever how many of us do click the link? Yeah, I thought so ;)
All those small personal spaces made the Web a unique place, so highly personal and so rich. There was need for an algorithm and we had none. This space was slowly invaded and pillaged by corporate bullshit and money, like mold growing staining everything with ads and marketing. Ruining every single thing they touched.
Humbly, I used to be active in that pre-corporate Web, my first website dates back to the mid 90s, if not earlier. So, it could very well me being old and nostalgic but when I stumbled upon that new community it almost feel like when I open to write into my journal—a nice and comfy place, home.
I dearly miss that Web. Exactly like I miss receiving and writing personal letters handwritten or not, what matters is that they’re personal, instead of emails or messages—says the exact same guy that has been not writing back to a very special letter he received way too many days ago! I really have no shame ;)
Once again, let me know if you don’t think this community is related to journaling. I hope I made it clear I think it is but I also don’t own our community and I’m open to discussion.
Have a nice day, and maybe go have a look at that community? [email protected]
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