Eniko Fox4d ago

the idea that the web ecosystem isn't "open" anymore because of complexity is ridiculous. anyone can still write basic html and javascript and get a site working. you don't have to use flexbox. you could just use nested tables. nobody gives a shit

the web ecosystem isn't open anymore because 5 planet spanning companies richer than god monopolize it now and you can't fix that by buying into the AI slop those very companies are peddling

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/25/ai-might-be-our-best-shot-at-taking-back-the-open-web/

AI Might Be Our Best Shot At Taking Back The Open Web

I remember, pretty clearly, my excitement over the early World Wide Web. I had been on the internet for a year or two at that point, mostly using IRC, Usenet, and Gopher (along with email, naturall…

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Show threadFaye

@eniko @brib … you can just… build a html website.

There’s no one stopping you.

The only thing you could conceivably _need_ LLMs for in a hard sense is engagement farming and some sort of assumption that you have to scale your content for the population of an entire country.

You can… just build cute little websites.

Mar 27 at 11:05amWeb
Show threadPurple Skies3d ago
@FayeDrake @eniko @brib writer describes himself as a “founder and CEO”, so probably only thinks of things in terms of startup bullshit, hyperscaling and monetisation x-x
Show threadLuke Harby3d ago

@Leviamicky @FayeDrake @eniko @brib

"dad and coffee afficionado"

Show threadF4GRX Sébastien2d ago
@FayeDrake @eniko @brib laziness is stopping people.