The 90s and early 2000s were the golden era of the internet imo. It's where things started to really progress and grow fast. With that being said, I am fond of the 90s and early 2000s. Back when I first made my first ever site, I remember it being a free service. These days free services aren't worth it imo. Once I realized that free wasn't the way to go, I moved on and started paying for my site design and hosting. I didn't want to risk losing my site because of a hack, and with free, there's no recourse.