It is interesting seeing so many people on the IndieWeb take on an us-verses-them approach to Big Tech, as if they’re rebels against “the Empire”. That’s not how I like to approach my participation in the movement, such that it is. I believe effective participation comes from using the technologies of the open web: blogs, RSS, etc. It doesn’t require a combative approach to people spending their in the walled gardens, or those who own the gardens themselves. I do believe there are plenty of problems with their business models — that’s generally why I stay away from them — and do believe those that enjoy said gardens are missing out on something, but who am I to tell them what to do? For me, it’s just enough to just be. Be myself, write for myself, in topics I’m interested in. I’m sure others will disagree, and express their disagreement on their own blogs. But hey, isn’t that the whole point?