08-14-2018, 12:23 PM
(08-11-2018, 05:14 PM)Trix Wrote: The goal is to have your own website.
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We need to get back to the foundation of the internet when it was about about having a domain name (or a hundred domain names, LOL) and building your own damn site.
This. Don't just agree with the statement in principle, but actually fucking do it.
(08-11-2018, 05:50 PM)Trix Wrote: It's crazy we have to "pioneer" having our own websites again.
And this. For early adopters of the World Wide Web like Trix and me, learning HTML and seeing your own working website online was one of the most thrilling things you could do. It's amazing how, 20 years later, most people have somehow become convinced these things are over their heads. It's not hard at all. It was expressly designed to be easy for the layman. I'll repost my "how to" guide from my deleted Gab account if anyone is interested.
(08-11-2018, 05:38 PM)user Wrote: I'm having trouble letting go of it because of the fact that some of my clients are friends and might see it as extreme....
A lot of people, including potential employers, think it reflects negatively on you if you don't have a Facebook account. I was goaded into opening a Facebook account some years ago by some people in a motor scooter club I was hanging out with. Once I had the account though, I found nobody was even reading my posts.
Having your own website or blog, where you honestly post whatever facts about yourself (e.g., hobbies, interests, business) you think the world should know, could help ameliorate suspicion from people who think not being on social media is abnormal* by showing you're not completely antisocial. You can use e-mail or a secure instant messaging program to communicate with friends and family. The Web is really a publishing platform anyway, not an ideal substitute for personal communication channels.
* As if using the Internet as a substitute for a real social life were normal. right?
