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You have to admit that the internet was more fun when it was enthusiasts expressing themselves, though. That’s the point of the post.

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Yes :)

perhaps people here who haven't seen it should go check out https://neocities.org/

I created a site there dedicated to a video game I played as a child:

https://laserblast.neocities.org/

It was a lot of fun to build.

I had to use CSS to implement a <blink> equivalent.

There's so many amazing sites people have made on Neocities. I personally didn't have the ethos and dedication to stick with it, but the fusion of creativity and technical skill makes it something else.

Aren’t places like TikTok full of enthusiasts actively expressing themselves?

TikTok is filled popularity enthusiasts. That is their only concern: winning the algorithm lottery. It is a completely different environment than the web prior to 2.0. I... would hope you would know this?

I’m sure you know the motivation of every TikToker. And in the old days, no one tried to promote their website or find viewers? I guess the reason for web rings and why every little page had a view counter had nothing to do with wanting to be seen?

Or maybe your chauvinism make you think that showing of some technical prowess (because HTML with a bit of ecma script was really hard), is for some reason more valuable than dancing, singing, crafts or stupid jokes?

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