Like, they just showed up in my web browsing. On my feed somewhere, or on the profile of someone I talk to. For things I am specifically interested in. Gives me hope for more small sites owned by hobbyists, because if I can find them for my niche hobbies, not just for something huge like fitness or gaming in general or cooking…

Both have that aesthetic that says “I was made by someone who does not do web dev professionally.” I’ll be totally honest, I do actually prefer the way modern sites look, even corporate modern sites, over that, but nostalgia bias makes me accept that old-time aesthetic too. I know some posts on this community might have put a name to that, maybe neocities? I know the name and have definitely visited neocities pages, but didn’t spend enough time there to really remember its aesthetic.

I might actually considering making a little site for myself then, and hooking up on a webring… I’m not much of a journaler but it could probably overlap with what people do with journals if I post every time I engage in the hobby and don’t delete the post (or if I use git so I can see the change history lol).