I honestly think the indieweb circles still have a *lot* of work left to do, and a lot of introspection at their own ranks to carry out, before I can take them seriously.

As it stands, it consists of way too many people who are speaking from a privileged position, or actively inviting or cooperating with bad actors (eg. corporations).

It's all big words about independence and personal websites, but not enough words about how we can make all of that actually accessible to a diverse set of marginalized folks for whom "setting up a website" isn't something they grew up with.

And meanwhile there's plenty of corporate sponsorships, spotlights of commercial ventures, and so on. It sure doesn't feel like the "web for the people" that it tries to present itself as.

Indieweb folks should start centering marginalized folks (and that doesn't just mean "women" either!) and talking about how to solve the *difficult* problems of accessibility on an independent web.

And crucially: more marginalized folks speaking, and less white tech dudes speaking *for* them.

(This is not a criticism of any one particular incident or person; it's a long-standing 'background frustration' that seems to get reconfirmed every time I run into indieweb stuff.)