Deleted previous IndieWeb post because it just felt like more complaining. I don't know how to contribute to this discussion in a way that's useful.
Them: IndieWeb is for everyone!
Me: But "everyone" has no idea what most of this stuff even is, let alone how to code it, use Terminal, debug things, fix things when they break, etc. I have these conversations ALL THE TIME.
Them: <crickets>
It's _because_ it matters to me so much that I'm so frustrated with this issue. I wish I could do more.
@hollie I've been assuming that for most people, computers are what cars are for me: don't care beyond the bare minimum necessary to use and maintain it. And they shouldn't have to.
But at the same time, all of this is hard and complicated and I don't know how to bridge that gap.
Although come to think of it: is there a program that will give you a GUI to edit your website and upload it to a static host of your choosing? I feel like that'd streamline things a lot.
@madewokherd The car metaphor is exactly what I'm going for and is what I wish we had available. Right now micro.blog comes the closest for me. But I still can't get public mastodon comments to show up on my blog.