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@Jgbird Such a pretty bird!

@Jgbird This is a great photo! I'd definitely appreciate a blog or something similar on which you document the process to get to each photo (and your thoughts upon publishing it)!
Edit: I'm sorry! What I suggested above would be a lot of (extra) work, and I wouldn't want you to waste time on that. I appreciate your photos, and one can see how much care you put into making every single one.

@DeliaChristina It does!

@WeirdWriter All of this is to say, your website doesn't feel like a website to me, it's more like warm hands holding my face. Not only are there no visual distractions, the text is large and high-contrast. It gives me the kind of friction I want: One that originates with engaging with your writing, not with the website itself. It's a kind piece of art.

@WeirdWriter That experience is defined by misleading search results and misleading descriptions of the website on other websites, and sensory overwhelm on the website itself: Lots of unnecessary images, autoplaying videos, only the brightest colors to glue me to the screen, cookie and ad pop-ups and chatbots. And when I manage to remind myself why I'm there, I can't find what I need because it's hidden somewhere in a multi-layered menu. I often struggle to even find the menu.

@WeirdWriter I've tried to reflect on my definition of a website, and years of conditioning have made it so that I think a website is a piece of inherently hostile architecture, a towering castle that lures you in with false promises like "I have the information you are looking for" or "here you can buy what you are looking for" or "I'll entertain you the way you want to be entertained", and makes sure you have a horrible experience once you are inside.

@albinanigans I love oranges! I hope you are okay!