Definitely stealing mom-technical. Though I do disagree somewhat with the conflation with blue-collar. I would almost argue white-collar folks are less likely to understand computers.
> Web3 happens when people can host stuff on their phones
This has essentially been the guiding principle of my side projects for the last two years. Folks shouldn't need to understand DNS, TLS, HTTPS, IP addresses, ports, NAT, CGNAT, etc in order to own their data. Self-hosting a small server for you and your friends shouldn't be any more difficult or less secure than installing an app on your phone.
I should have just kept reading. When I saw the parent comment it got me thinking I really should see how easy it is to change the scrollbar size in Firefox. Took me a few minutes to find exactly the instructions you shared.
Lists like this are models to help frame your thinking, not immutable laws set in stone. Maybe your idea can still work. If you want to do it, do it. Just proceed with caution.