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0 pointsMrVandemar8mo ago0 comments

> The modern web is opt-in. I build and use sites that aren’t SPAs and shitted up with 3p resources and images and code.

That is a microscopic subset of the modern web.

I don't use Gemini— though I am highly tempted —but I expect some of the attraction is that you can click on any link and pretty much guaranteed not to be socked in the face with a sign-up-for-my-newsletter or cookies-accept-all-yes-later or paragraph-ad-paragraph-ad-paragraph-ad or fiddling with NoScript to find the minimum amount of Javascript that will let you read some article that looks interesting. In Gemini, all that friction just goes away.

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sneak8mo ago

You can achieve that on HTTP with a browser extension or customized browser that checks for certain tags in the page, or disables certain features altogether. It isn’t the transport’s fault.

bayindirh8mo ago

With all respect, this viewpoint rivals the infamous Dropbox comment.

rglullis8mo ago

Problem: you are looking for a way to get rid of the annoying issues of the modern www. What is the solution that solves this with the least amount of work?

A) Develop a whole new transport protocol that does less than HTTP, develop client applications that use this protocol, convince a sufficient number of people to use this protocol, at least to the point where the majority of your activity happens there?

B) Install a handful of browser extensions that block ads and other nuisances on the modern www, and have it working right away?

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