I had a couple of blogs a while ago. They were hosted by someone else and written with someone else's tools. Perhaps it is no surprise that they no longer exist? Of course the only way you're seeing this is thanks to many other things that other people made. Thanks, Other People!

We'll see what happens with this one. I'll start by collecting a few current inspirations.

I liked the Web when it started. I like some things less about it today. The IndieWeb mentality appeals to me: https://indieweb.org/

I like this essay about the Small Web: https://benhoyt.com/writings/the-small-web-is-beautiful/

I am not fully following the principles, but I like what Jeff Huang has to say about designing things to last: https://jeffhuang.com/designed_to_last/

If you want to make something cool on the Web, I think you should just make it. Do it however you want! The guidelines for Brutalist Web Design suggest one way of thinking that may be more durable than most: https://www.brutalist-web.design/

Steve Jobs reportedly said this:

“I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds.

I do not make any of my own clothing.

I speak a language I did not invent or refine.

I did not discover the mathematics I use.

I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate.

I am moved by music I did not create myself.

When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.

I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.

I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.”