Eniko Fox3d 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

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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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the idea that the web ecosystem isn’t “open” anymore because of complexity

JS frameworks where you pull in 200 dependencies to have a radio button is a completely self-inflicted hell, nothing inherently to do with the web platform

the complexity is a problem indeed but only if you assume the viewpoint of someone wanting to develop a new web rendering engine

from a website maker’s pov its more versatility

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