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In this well-argued digital garden entry, The Paper Pilot makes a case for cultivating ephemeral identities online, as opposed to permanent records that can harm us in various ways. “Ephemerality allows us to grow as individuals, unencumbered by the mistakes and ignorance of our past.”

@ReadBeanIceCream discusses why he doesn’t like algorithmic indieweb discovery surfaces that rely on social media-esque community votes to showcase “good” blog posts. (I think most of us on Mastodon and other indieweb social spaces know what discovery surface in particular he’s referring to here...) I agree with his concerns completely.

There have been several great responses to Hakkerman’s controversial “No, I Won’t Buy You a Coffee” post; Brennan’s has been my favourite, so far. I agree fully with his excellent take on the matter, and thanks to his post, I learned some interesting stuff about the history of mutual aid.

A fascinating take on the personal website. Nikhil’s site is not a traditional website, but is rather a “conversation” that feels a little bit like a Choose Your Own Adventure novel.

An absolutely wonderful pixel art website about Viggo, a Golden Retriever, and the various things Viggo loves (such as rescuing green balls from lakes and carrying around “Girlfriend”).