inb4: https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/ the reason json is popular is because it's widely used and is easily parsed (without having to call any extra

inb4: https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/ the reason json is popular is because it's widely used and is easily parsed (without having to call any extra libraries). standardizing this would mean accepting upon a complete working alternate that'd work everywhere just akin to json (plus the added perks), which will take a lot of (dis)agreement, especially given that there are already a dozen other standards trying to replace json.