The real new Web
Back in the old days of the Web, I said something like “everyone should have a Web page.” It was part of my senior thesis on making it easy to publish. At the same time, I was actively poo-pooing blogs. What can I say, I’m a hypocrite.
Because it was the early Web, I don’t even have proof that I was so far ahead of my time, because I never wrote it down. While I understood the Web was a forum for self-expression, I didn’t go far enough with it. I thought it was a place to put your silly photologues or carefully crafted open letters.
The real new Web is quick, off-the-cuff self-expresion. That’s where real people exist.
Checking in on At the End of the Day, I read this rant (may contain bad grammar and the occasional curse word) from a 15-year-old Live Journal user. It made me smile, because I might finally get it.
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