update

the solution:

there are no shoulds and shouldnts on the indie web; just whatever you like doing - Joosh

Dont get me wrong, 11ty and all that is awesome, really useful and I get why people use it, but ever since switching over, ive been wayyyy less inclined to work on my site.

The reasons I like to do this stuff is mostly for the styling and js. njk and 11thy just feel really bloated and complicated for my needs/enjoyment of programming.

Really, I just need someone to convince me one way or the other cause I cant decide.