I’ve known about Neocities for many years now but had little reason to join considering their limited features as a free web host in comparison to services like Netlify or GitHub Pages. And at first glance it may be hard to see it as anything more than a gimmick for 90s-internet nostalgiacs and kids with no coding experience… but with the increasing commercialization of social media and the move toward A̴I̷, I am quickly changing my opinion on these more barebones social networks.

After learning more about the indie web movement I’m beginning to appreciate the unique communities offered by Neocities and its biggest peer, Nekoweb. They’re great places to find creative personal sites made by real people with pro-social values and unique interests. Can’t say how long I’ll stick with Neocities in particular considering their restrictive Content Security Policy which disallows almost all external content for non-supporters, but for now I’m getting by with my static site generator and having fun exploring the small-web community and helping people get started on their own journeys.

My Neocities page:
http://turtlemay.neocities.org/