Welcome!
Hello! My name is Xavier Mercerweiss, and this is my indie website.
In late 2024 I started learning about the Indie Web, a decentralized collection of sites created and maintained by individual everyday people. The Indie Web is a reaction to the increasingly bulky, slow, data-harvesting corporate sites used by the vast majority of people today. It's meant to call back to the pre-Facebook internet, when the web was built for people rather than profit; back when you could find all sorts of wild, stylized webpages that let you step into other people's lives.
I was born in 2006, too late to see the early days of the internet, but I, like many people who were alive back then, feel like the modern internet wastes so much of the potential the early web held. So, to get involved, I started this site in early 2025. I plan to use this space as a blog, portfolio, point of contact, etc. in the hopes of establishing a truly personalized online presence.
Want to get involved in the Indie Web? Great! you can...
- Use The Forest to find many Indie sites.
- Browse the Indie Web Wiki to learn more.
- Set up your own site for the Indie Web.
- Attend events held by Indie Web users.
Good luck!