“I’m free from the walled gardens out here on the IndieWeb! Now let me put up a ring of signs and warnings around my garden.”
I kid, sort of. It’s just that whenever I browse these indie sites, I can’t help thinking of the old joke: “you nonconformists are all alike.” It’s like seeing a rear hatch full of bumper stickers and being glad that you never have to be trapped in a conversation with the driver.