I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned
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IndieWeb protocols like Webmention and micropub offer a practical alternative to corporate web silos.
The IndieWeb is a people-focused movement using standards like microformats2 (HTML as API), Webmention (W3C standard for cross-site conversations), Micropub (W3C recommendation for publishing from any client), and IndieAuth (domain-based login). It advocates POSSE: publish on your own site, syndicate elsewhere. The wiki documents silo deaths: GeoCities lost 23 million pages in 2009; MySpace lost 50 million songs in 2019. A 2024 Pew study found 38% of 2013 web pages were gone by 2024.
What commenters are saying
Commenters largely praised the writeup and IndieWeb principles. A strong subthread argued RSS/Atom feeds are essential and h-feed alone is insufficient; the author noted andros.dev does have an RSS feed. Another camp debated accessibility: critics said the protocol stack is too complex for 90% of users, while defenders argued adoption will grow naturally as tools mature. One commenter raised domain control concerns with .dev being Google-owned. Several shared implementation tips and praised the POSSE model.