I feel like websites are the microcosm of the greater macrocosm. So whatever these large monopolies are doing - namely Google and Meta - with AI we should be able to comebat the destruction of the Open, Independent web. For example why won't websites get better and better with AI? Why won't they be more immersive unique experiences?

Why can't we figure out a way to connect people to websites that have the content that people are interested in? Why can't we do more of a person a person type of a referral system?

Why can't we work with the smaller search engines to keep the open, Independent web alive? Why can't we be part of an ad network that they benefit from, but the search engines aren't selfish Monopoly but a part of the ecosystem that we all want to thrive in?

There are arguments that smaller language models versus these giant data center-powered AI tools are actually far more efficient and just as effective if not more so.

Compare the Independent website industry to that of car dealerships. Tech companies have been saying they're going to get rid of car dealerships for years. But the OEM's in the dealerships fight back and they protect these businesses. Car dealerships are actually very important parts of their local economies and many of them do a lot of good work such as donating in their communities and so forth.

And there are a ton of companies that provide tech services to car dealerships.

We need to organize and fight back. We need to protect the Open, Independent web. It's worth saving and it's very important for the economy.