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Nostalgic for older websites
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this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2025
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Other replies have listed a lot of them, and there are plenty more. Lots of webrings for personal sites are still running. Plenty of BBS-style forums too.
The bottom line is, there are plenty of other people who enjoy those aspects of older websites, whether for nostalgic aesthetic reasons or for the benefits of minimalist design. So there are many new sites being made in the same vein of twenty and thirty year old sites. Just like Lemmy is a breath of fresh air for those who are only used to having ads shoved down their throats, old-style sites can be surprisingly relaxing and refreshing.
My friends laugh at me for being a million years old but I say web design now can be utter shit and fatiguing. I prefer the simplistic old designs. There was nothing wrong with it.