Hosting is the easy problem. The main problem is the discoverability on the users end. Individual websites just don't show up on Google anymore, worse yet, even if you find one you like, your browser provides no tools to keep track of it. Bookmarks are completely static, they don't inform you when a site changes. While RSS exists, it fails to integrate with the Web, it's basically its own separate thing, requiring separate sites and clients. It no longer has any browser integration either.
People might not like social media, but the ability to discover content on there and keep track of it is just lightyears ahead of the regular old Web.
Another big problem is the permanence of the content. Hosting your own content today is easy. Ensuring that it is still online 20 years from now is hard. Worse yet, even if you maintain your site, URLs still change over time, links break. An IndieWeb build with regular Web tools is just going to be a lot of 404 and "DNS address could not be found".
We've been there, done that. It doesn't work. There is no point in trying to repeat it without some key innovation.
People might not like social media, but the ability to discover content on there and keep track of it is just lightyears ahead of the regular old Web.
Another big problem is the permanence of the content. Hosting your own content today is easy. Ensuring that it is still online 20 years from now is hard. Worse yet, even if you maintain your site, URLs still change over time, links break. An IndieWeb build with regular Web tools is just going to be a lot of 404 and "DNS address could not be found".
We've been there, done that. It doesn't work. There is no point in trying to repeat it without some key innovation.