Jamie Thingelstad (@jthingelstad) posted a great analogy about the IndieWeb over on his site today, likening it to the quintessence of what makes Punk Rock special to so many...
As Punk Rock was to the music industry of that era, is the IndieWeb bringing the same ethos to the Web of today — minus the mohawks?
As someone who grew up on the Punk of the '80s, I totally relate to where he's coming from. To me the IndieWeb is a community of gifted misfits, doing it their own way with the tools they have, and without the need for big tech (the establishment), just like Punk is.
I think Jamie sums it up the best though...
We don’t need major platforms. We have the Web, keyboards, tools, and community. IndieWeb is Punk! Is it time to bring the Mohawks back?
Yeah, Jamie, I say we bring the Mohawks back. Oi!
In the comment thread, Robert Birming (@birming) had the brilliant idea of making Jamie's rallying cry into a t-shirt.
Always one to answer a call when there's a need, I hereby present you with the official "IndieWeb is Punk" t-shirts, available through Cotton Bureau, available in black or white designs.
Any and all proceeds ($2 a shirt) will be donated directly to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the leading nonprofit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation for 35 years and counting.
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