A webserver has far more uses than just showcasing or being reachable. It's a way to participate in the internet. I use mine more for showing people a random meme or pdf on $chatprotocol with a link than anything else. A static website with files in directories is both not a security risk and has almost no maintenance. And because it's just for fun you don't even need to leave your computer (and webserver) on so you can just use your normal computer where all your stuff already is. To share something I just use my OS file manager(s) to move the file to a webserver shared directory.

The only small hurdle for most is using a static IP on LAN and setting up port forwarding. Almost everyone's connection upstream is plenty fast.