If by toy languages you mean HTML then that's precisely why I dislike those things. I want my browser to be served marked up text with the occasional embedded

If by toy languages you mean HTML then that's precisely why I dislike those things. I want my browser to be served marked up text with the occasional embedded hypermedia, that's it. I don't need fancy layout, I don't need transition effects and I don't need updated data without making another request to the server. If I wanted all those things I'd install an app like I do on my phone. Of course, that spells doom for advertisers and those that rely on advertising dollars to generate content. But I'd rather pay for content if I think is worth paying for, like the Wall Street Journal for example.