[0xbadcafebee]

  I know what you're thinking and you're right, it's way more work than using something
  that already exists. But it's also so much more fun. You can do anything with this,
  and you don't need to read documentation or try to understand other people's architectural
  decisions—just start writing code!

Great argument for never writing your own SSG.

Back in the day we didn't have SSG's. We just wrote the html/js/css by hand, and then used the existing browser and web server features to keep it DRY. No frameworks, no generators, no complexity. It wasn't fancy (or pretty) but it was simple and it worked.

[SAI_Peregrinus]

I maintain a web site for a small club I'm in. I use an existing SSG (Zola). My goal is that people can get information about when the club meets, about our events, etc.

I do not care about how "fun" it is to maintain, I care if people can get the information they need. It should take as little effort as possible, because extra effort maintaining the site has to be taken from something more valuable I could do with my time.