I am not sure if the way to go is a cheap web, small web, slow web, indie web, or maybe some combination of these attributes, but something about the current web feels off, mass produced and superficial.
The old sites created by people who did cool stuff just for the sake of doing it are so hard to find now. I miss them.
That feels impossible without a feasible alternative to the ad-based revenue model.
a) Websites change hands frequently and enshittify rapidly.
b) Nobody was getting paid to check in on websites and make sure they were still on-topic
c) Most 'good' websites don't update every day, and people hate RSS and email signups. So activity and engagement on those sites are completely overshadowed by the bottomless pit of content that is social media.