The Case for Open Web Publishing

Every few years someone declares the personal website dead. And every few years, the platforms that were supposed to replace them either enshittify, get acquired, or disappear entirely.

The best publishing stack in 2026 is the same as it was in 2004: your own domain, static HTML, and syndication via open protocols. The tools have gotten better — static site generators, free hosting on Netlify or Vercel, and federation through ActivityPub — but the core idea hasn't changed.

Own your content. Syndicate everywhere. Let readers choose how they want to consume it.

That's the idea behind this site. I want to explore what it looks like to publish on the open web in a way that's simple enough to maintain indefinitely.