TAKE BACK THE WEB
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The World Wide Web was released for free in 1991 and envisoned as a way to access information from anywhere in the world. Now, the Web is mainly accessed via social media: designed to be addictive, to sell us things and to make us feel bad about ourselves simply because it's profitable for tech companies. The justification these companies give us is that social media provides us with freedom of expression and human connection, but what if there was an alternative?
Making your own website allows you to share anything online without having to deal with content recommendation algorithms. Using free sites like Neocities and Glitch allow you to interact with others users. But there are no ads or data harvesting!
The idea that web design is difficult is just a myth. Not only are HTML (the programming language webpages are written in) and CSS (the langauge that styles webpages) easy to learn, there are many free templates available. You don't need to subscribe to a expensive services like Squarespace or Wix. Web design is also a good skill to have! It teaches you about aesthetics, accessibilty and problem solving. MAKE A WEBSITE TODAY!