Osmose

I make websites and chiptunes!

  • he/him

AKAs:
Lapsed Neurotypical
JavaScript's Strongest Warrior
Fake Podcast Host
Thotleader
Vertically Integrated Boyfriend
Your Fave's Mutual
Certified 5x Severals by the RIAA
Inconsistently Medicated
The Source That Views Back
Carnally Known
The Alternative


Homepage
osmose.ceo/

Like, one of the major points of the indie web is that you're no longer tying yourself down to a specific platform, but relying on the social features of Neocities works against that.

The problems with social media are a trade-off that we made in return for the (relative to the pre-social media web) massive amount of content we get to see and exposure we get on our own content nowadays. More generally: there is no easy way to gather and maintain social connections while truly owning your means of publishing. It's not hard, but it requires manual work, whether you're maintaining an RSS feed collection or constantly sharing links around group chats or maintaining webrings and link lists on your own site.

Forums, Discord servers, Neocities friends lists, they all make it way easier but any community requires lock-in of some kind, even on a small level.


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