Fun read, and a pretty long and in-depth reply to the question! I remember the subreddit having discussions over defining the genre, so it makes sense this question would pop up on the Fediverse too. I have been mostly taking it as “I know it when I see it,” which is a shockingly lax approach for me because I am usually the kind of person who wants to sort everything into neat, clearly-definable boxes.
I checked out the rest of your website too and I love it. I’m too much of a scaredy-cat to put a website up myself, but the stuff you have about the small web reminded me of some other interesting reads I came across around a year ago, prompted by some posts I now cannot remember on the Fediverse. I went back to the site with those reads and found even more interesting stuff to read, so thanks I guess?
I’ve always considered this an interesting discussion, sop I’ve written out a very thorough answer here: https://www.thepaperpilot.org/garden/guide-to-incrementals/defining-the-genre/
Fun read, and a pretty long and in-depth reply to the question! I remember the subreddit having discussions over defining the genre, so it makes sense this question would pop up on the Fediverse too. I have been mostly taking it as “I know it when I see it,” which is a shockingly lax approach for me because I am usually the kind of person who wants to sort everything into neat, clearly-definable boxes.
I checked out the rest of your website too and I love it. I’m too much of a scaredy-cat to put a website up myself, but the stuff you have about the small web reminded me of some other interesting reads I came across around a year ago, prompted by some posts I now cannot remember on the Fediverse. I went back to the site with those reads and found even more interesting stuff to read, so thanks I guess?
Glad the website could get you started on a whole rabbit hole of interesting reads 🫡