The Web We've (Never) Lost

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Doesn't it feel like the web is getting worse every day? Do you miss the days when Google wasn't a garbage factory, Twitter wasn't a cesspool of Nazis, and you weren't treated like a pair of eyeballs with a wallet? Don't worry, the web of yore is still alive and kicking – in fact, it's thriving. You just need to know where to look. Let's take a dive into the non-mainstream web, where people create blogs and websites for the sheer joy of it, algorithmic feeds are nowhere to be found – and you can join, too!

Jan explores the idea that the mainstream web has declined due to algorithmic feeds and enshittification. They suggest exploring the "peripheral web" as an alternative and encourages us to participate by reading, curating, creating our own content on our on websites.