Like many of you, I'm excited about web decentralization and independence. Not only in terms of blockchain, but in old-school, self-hosted (possibly) web1 terms.<p>The problem is, I, unlike you, am web <i>illiterate</i>. As is most everyone I know. We have no idea how to participate in much of what's talked about on here regarding taking back some power when it comes to the web.<p>So, in addition to weeding through and piecing together a zillion stray comments on HN and random blog posts (which I'm happy to do), I'm curious to know if anyone is teaching courses, mentoring, or can provide resources for the web "illiterati" of which I am a member.<p>After all, if this stuff is gonna have a stake, I really think we need morons like me to better understand it.<p>Care to help?
I reckon it's quite difficult. A lot of the old stuff doesn't really have any money in it, which means no professionalized training, meaning no university textbooks.<p>My advice - try to break the law on the computer. Not anything super illegal, but try to download a movie or three, see what sort of technology you have to use to get it working good.<p>If you're just interested in self-hosting, look into sysadmin stuff. I don't think you need programming skills, but maybe some shell scripting etc. Luke Smith on YouTube has a bunch of good videos about that, setting up a website and so on.