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Deleted previous IndieWeb post because it just felt like more complaining. I don't know how to contribute to this discussion in a way that's useful.
Them: IndieWeb is for everyone!
Me: But "everyone" has no idea what most of this stuff even is, let alone how to code it, use Terminal, debug things, fix things when they break, etc. I have these conversations ALL THE TIME.
Them: <crickets>
It's _because_ it matters to me so much that I'm so frustrated with this issue. I wish I could do more.
@hollie
In my experience, the people, communities and social connections, they're what matter for any of the work we do.
The tech is something to build communities around, but if the tech weren't there, it would be something else.
I find it's easy for a lot of tech folks who feel like "this tech gives me purpose!" to then fall into the trap of "and thus it should be made integral to everyone's lives, so it can also give them purpose!"
@katanova This is a really good point, I don't usually see this acknowledged.
@hollie I've been assuming that for most people, computers are what cars are for me: don't care beyond the bare minimum necessary to use and maintain it. And they shouldn't have to.
But at the same time, all of this is hard and complicated and I don't know how to bridge that gap.
Although come to think of it: is there a program that will give you a GUI to edit your website and upload it to a static host of your choosing? I feel like that'd streamline things a lot.
@madewokherd The car metaphor is exactly what I'm going for and is what I wish we had available. Right now micro.blog comes the closest for me. But I still can't get public mastodon comments to show up on my blog.
Personally, I appreciate your commentary on it. It’s good to nudge things forward and we techy people sometimes need a reality check like “wtf is this thing? I just want to write a post.”
@gregorlove.com Thanks gRegor! I really appreciate that. I'm trying to work on sounding non-whiny. :)