You're trying too hard to sound cool buddy and taking my words out of context in the process. A portfolio was never a big deal when i started working, they would just ask for some codes you wrote that you could even send through emails, nowadays everyone is asking to see a portfolio.
By generic and boring i don't mean a minimalist elegant design, i'm talking about a white empty page with a name, social links and a small paragraph
Times have not changed. Why exactly would you build your own?
> But the thing is, most of them are generic and boring!
That's the definition of good design. If you can see it, it's poor design.
Were you expecting some tacky flash website with animations and gradients everywhere?