Fair point!

They did often have images, though! And the webrings I was clicking through were more strictly thematical than this one is.

But yeah, I do get the point of your feed now that you say it's about what webrings used to be. It's not really my cup of tea, but that's more of a problem in me than a problem in you :)

Are you evading bans by creating accounts on every instance?

It's supposed to be about exploration man, like I don't remember very many webrings having tailored descriptions

I really think these should include descriptions of the link. I don't feel like opening a link to see what the heck is about, because most of them are unlikely to be of interest to me specifically. And just opening a site does not necessary explain what the site is really about!

I got hooked on Cloudflare for self-hosting due to being stuck behind a CGNAT. I've since switched it off and, as you suggested, got a cheap VPS. While I know other options exist, CGNAT is a pain point, and much of the self-hosting advice out there suggests Cloudflare.