The Web Rig

How this site connects outward, and why it’s done this way.

The Web Ring is not a new idea.

It’s a return to how the web used to work: people linking to other people whose work they liked, respected, or found worth spending time with — without commissions, referral logic, or growth strategy attached.

Before platforms and monetization models flattened everything, sites were connected because someone thought, “If you’re here, you might like this too.” That was enough.

Shank Gym is part of a small, intentional Web Ring built on that older idea.

What the Web Ring is

The Web Ring links to independent sites that share something harder to define but easy to recognize: a seriousness of intent, a long-horizon way of working, or a human voice that hasn’t been optimized away.

These aren’t brands. They aren’t content strategies. They’re people doing work they care about, in their own way, over time.

If you find that interesting, the links will probably resonate.If not, you can ignore them entirely.

That’s the whole point.

What the Web Ring is not

The Web Ring is not:

• a referral system

• an affiliate network

• a partnership grid

• an influencer list

• a funnel

Some linked sites offer coaching, training plans, or structured guidance. Shank Gym does not.

Links are shared without compensation, commissions, discounts, or reciprocal agreements of any kind. Each site operates independently, with its own methods, boundaries, and intent.

Why it matters now

Much of the modern web feels hollow.

Automation, bots, SEO sludge, and AI-generated filler have produced an internet full of material that technically exists but carries no point of view, no lived experience, and no human risk.

The Web Ring is a small way of pushing back against that — not by arguing about it, but by linking directly to work that still sounds like someone.

The sites in the Shank Gym Web Ring aren’t unified by topic, ideology, or conclusions. They’re unified by voice. You can tell a human is behind the work.

That’s enough.

What this is — and isn’t

Shank Gym isn’t meant to be the last word on any of the subjects it touches.

The work here reflects my interests, questions, and way of working, but it’s incomplete by design. The Web Ring exists to broaden and expand those ideas by pointing outward — to other people thinking, building, and documenting in their own voice.

The goal isn’t agreement or consensus. It’s expansion.

If something here resonates, the Web Ring is where you’ll find adjacent work that deepens, challenges, or reframes the ideas rather than closing them off.

How it fits the rest of the site

Internally, ideas on this site are connected through notes. Externally, the site connects outward in the same restrained way.

No aggregation. No authority building. No attempt to own attention.

This page is an exit ramp, not an entry point.

Joining the Web Ring

The Web Ring isn’t curated for scale. It grows slowly and intentionally.

If you run an independent site and think your work overlaps in spirit — long-horizon practice, serious documentation, and a clear human voice — you’re welcome to reach out.

If you’d like to join the Shank Gym Web Ring, click here.

No compensation. No requirements. No shared branding.

Just links between people who are still doing the work.