Neocities.org
Just wanted to l know, I really enjoyed your recent Linkblog on web communities. It's a topic I'm interested in, and the way you write is profound and sticks with me. Also, congratulations on your button!!
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
Today's linkblog is a long one. Maybe a bit rambly. Next week's will likely be better.
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owlroost
1 year ago
Honestly, I don't think that rambly is a bad thing for a blog to be. I liked it. Fully agreed on productivity, by the way- I think it's a shame that there's such cultural focus on productivity over all else, especially when the definition of productivity seems to exclude things like the arts and social connection.
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
Thanks, appreciate you saying so. Yeah, I think a lot of it stems from "hustle culture". Not to mention the endless stream of self-help gurus trying to make a quick buck.
mikegrindle
1 year ago
Well, I thought it was an interesting piece. I do make a living writing and I do use my own name for the site. But I don't know if that makes me any more "real" than anyone else who writes on the internet.
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kph
1 year ago
100% agree that the AI conversation should focus more on labor and toxic productivity. Looking forward to clicking through the links you gave. Also really appreciate your perspective on online communities and their failures. Very happy to have found occasionally, content and bearblog. :)
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Can vouch for "dumbphones". I've been hapily using one for a year now and have no regrets, although I'm sure not all of my friends feel the same way as I'm not super reachable. Mine has a hotspot feature which was what made me switch. If I absolutely must use the internet out and about, then at least I'd like to do it on my laptop to be spared mobile formatted websites : p
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
It's cool to hear from someone who uses one directly. The only thing stopping me from making the switch at the moment is that I travel quite a bit, and a smartphone can be helpful in that regard. But once my current phone finally dies, I'm planning to brave the switch.
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webweekly
1 year ago
May I ask, which model are you using? My partner and I have discussed making thw switch, but still on that quest to find the perfect balance.
pastelshoal
1 year ago
Using a Lightphone, I have some reservations about recommending (bad battery life and support outside of the US), but for my purposes it get's the job done. It definitely helps that I really don't travel (I'd be hesitant about using it outside of my city, as in my country it has very limited support). I went with it because I wanted a full keyboard and the hotspot, but many phones offer the latter
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You're the first website I've received an RSS feed from, having recently set up a feed!
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
That's awesome :-) Hope it loaded okay. I've got your feed on my reader too. Looks like there are quite a few of us using it now.
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Hey, nice site. Impressed by the sheer amount of useful bookmarks alone. Keep up the good stuff.
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owlroost
1 year ago
Thank you! Your site's pretty dang good as well. Loving the idea of a linkblog- you're giving me ideas.
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
Cheers! I can't claim it's a wholly original idea. But it's been an interesting form to experiment with.
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For better or worse, searching Neocities websites by recently updated is always a trip.
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nohappynonsense
1 year ago
All four of them would hang on every word. the hundred or so bots wouldn't understand it
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nohappynonsense
1 year ago
on one hand: mikey g writes a thoughtful piece about the past/present/future state of blogging and the internet as a whole 👍
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nohappynonsense
1 year ago
one the other hand: there is no cool diner gif anymore on the main page 👎
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nohappynonsense
1 year ago
anything less italian than you sippin on espresso while riding a vespa simply won't do
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Feeling like a complete site overhaul may be due soon(ish)
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
Haha, thanks. Real web masters know "under construction" is a permanent state of being.
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readingproject
1 year ago
Websites are like a garden (if that makes sense to anyone else). Thanks for your kind words!
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mikegrindle
1 year ago
Yeah I think that's a decent analogy. Btw I'm sorry I missed a comment from you a while back. Didn't mean to just ignore you. Kind of wish there was a notification system on here sometimes (or maybe there is and I'm missing it?).
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Thank you, that's really nice of you to reach out and say. I'm also a big fan of what you've been doing with Web Weekly. Like you, I'm fascinated by web communities, and it's been intriguing to see what inspires people to create these sites.