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VidLii has had a very turbulent year and, with 2024 having come to a
close, I'd like to thank everyone who stuck with us despite all the
problems the site and its community went through.
VidLii is, at its core, an antithesis to the sanitized and corporate
Internet that we have now - an Internet that the new generations have
inherited without even knowing what true creativity and self-expression
on the web was in the past. VidLii is a place where you can (and
should!) express yourself and show off your creativity. We welcome
everyone, no matter who you are - the joy of the Internet is its
spontaneity and positive unpredictability that can only come from a
whole world of different people with different talents and outlooks
working together.
I want VidLii to grow and achieve its destiny of being the best site for
not only those who are nostalgic for old YouTube and remember it, but
also for people who never got to experience what it was like. Despite
being a bit older than most users on the site, I've been happy to see
more and more of Gen Z learn about and appreciate the 2000s Internet and
its culture. Of course, most media showcasing the 2000s does it through
rose tinted glasses of nostalgia and idealism, but many things still
ring true - such as the customization and social aspects that have
largely been phased out in the modern versions of many once-beloved
platforms - YouTube being one of the saddest examples. I know that
VidLii has the potential to become what these sites have lost, and I'm
taking steps to make that happen. I've been inspired by sites like Neocities and SpaceHey
- the latter of which shows just how passionate many younger people are
about the old Internet, despite never having been around to see the
early days of it. I love it!
Read the full post on the VidLii blog: https://www.vidlii.com/blog
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