{"id":56,"date":"2025-08-24T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T11:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:02:22","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/blog\/why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e153cfd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I believe that many social media platforms have fostered a culture where digital validation from strangers takes precedence over genuine life experiences. In a world where it\u2019s challenging to completely opt out of the social media landscape, I choose a different path: actively managing my digital presence to maintain control over my own data and avoid the constant need for likes and validation from strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not generally against technology, but I am critical of the vast data collection by tech companies, particularly because most people are unaware of its full extent and how it is used. This is why you won&#8217;t find me on social media and why I strive to self-host and use open-source software to manage my family&#8217;s data and services securely. This very website is a direct example of that philosophy in practice. It is self-hosted on a <strong>MiniPC<\/strong> running <strong>WordPress<\/strong> in an <strong>LXC<\/strong> container on <strong>Proxmox<\/strong>, all secured behind a <strong>reverse proxy<\/strong> in my garage in Falun, Sweden. I don&#8217;t plan to post a lot, but I&#8217;ll use this space to share a mix of meaningful information about my home-lab along with some of my more meaningless personal musings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For my fellow home-lab enthusiasts and cybersecurity experts, I extend a friendly invitation: if you have the knowledge and capabilities, feel free to probe for weaknesses. I believe in continuous improvement and welcome responsible disclosure of any vulnerabilities you may find. You can reach me by email at: <strong>peter . woxblom [at] protonmail . com<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visent.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visent.jpg 427w, https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visent-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stainless European Bison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dalahast.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dalahast.jpg 439w, https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dalahast-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dala horse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" data-id=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gamla.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gamla.jpg 640w, https:\/\/woxblom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gamla-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Old Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe that many social media platforms have fostered a culture where digital validation from strangers takes precedence over genuine life experiences. In a world where it\u2019s challenging to completely opt out of the social media landscape, I choose a different path: actively managing my digital presence to maintain control over my own data and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166,"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/166"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woxblom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}