The IndieWeb is for Developers

A recent post by @brennan that I have lots of scattered thoughts about, covering topics such as An orientation of suspicion toward unfamiliar images online Indie web onboarding, particularly in relation to the recent OnionBoots videos The “discovery vacuum,” i.e. finding personal websites in the first place ▶ Generative bot debate containment zone: Onto the subject of onboarding: YouTuber OnionBoots uploaded a video on the Old/IndieWeb revival a month ago, and it has over half a million vi...

What is trust in an AI-saturated internet? And a related question, how do we reckon with the barriers to onboarding people to the IndieWeb? We must cultivate faith in our digital interactions and make independent web spaces more accessible.