Why personal sites still matter
A personal site is still the cleanest way to explain what you are building, what you believe, and how to reach you.
A social profile answers the wrong question.
It tells people where I post, not what I care about. It shows recency, not taste. And it usually compresses a person into whatever the platform happens to reward that month.
A personal site does the opposite.
It gives me one place to say:
- what I am building
- what I have done
- what I am learning
- how to reach me
That sounds simple, but simplicity is the point.
A site is a forcing function for clarity
If a sentence feels awkward on a personal site, the idea behind it is usually still fuzzy.
That makes a homepage useful beyond marketing. It is a small exercise in intellectual honesty. You decide what deserves to stay, what is stale, and what you no longer want to be known for.
A small corner of the internet you actually own
Feeds are rented land. A site is a home base.
I like having a place that does not need an algorithm to decide whether it is worth showing to somebody. If a person wants context on who I am, they should be able to find it directly and get the uncompressed version.
The bar does not need to be high
A personal site does not need to be complicated.
It needs a clear voice, a few real opinions, and enough structure that people can orient themselves quickly. If it grows into a proper archive over time, great. If not, it still did its job.
That is why a blog belongs here too. A homepage says what is true right now. A blog shows how the thinking evolves.