< Drunk ramblings @ 2 in the Morning
Same for me. I've been lamenting about the net not being what it used to be for literal years before accidentally stumbling upon the Yesterweb movement and so forth and then ending up here.
I'm also currently trying to follow through with the general idea of making my own weird cozy website ('cause another awful thing marketability of the Internet did is killing all the personality and customization imo) and I have to say, it's scary how much trouble and effort it costs me now when I could easily do it as a kid. All the more reasons to follow through, though, rewiring my brain back :D
The Yesterweb movement is truly a ray of hope in the modern cyberhellscape. I've been working on my own website a lot too lately! To be honest this is the most fun I've had online in years! (though troublesome at times, but that's coding!)