the reason i request that my website not be 
featured or linked outside of other personal 
sites is because i find the logic behind these
"explore the indie web with me" posts/videos
quite bizarre and discomfiting. (for 
clarification, "other sites" include: tiktok, 
pinterest, instagram, youtube, bsky, tumblr, 
etc. not a comprehensive list. don't post my 
site anywhere.)

i think it defeats the purpose of the indie 
web to create a video or post for others to 
passively consume the labor of love that these 
websites are instead of going to explore for 
themselves. they also seem to operate on the 
assumption that what the creators of these 
websites would want is clout or visibility, 
and neither of those things are appealing to me. 

i build and maintain my website for myself, not 
for others, and i'm fine if people link my 
button on their site and visitors stumble on it 
that way, but youtube and tiktok users are not 
an audience i'm interested in attracting.

i don't want my site to be paraded around as an 
example of a part of the internet that is 
intentionally separate from social media, on 
social media. it makes me feel like some guy 
with meta glasses just walked into my house. 

my effort is not your content ^_^ if you're 
really committed to featuring my site somewhere
or if you have any questions about this rule,
please email me at bonbolinoscratch @ gmail.com