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The Web I Want: * Usable on a older devices and slower connections * Respect for accessibility, including no-JS and no-mouse * Markup that weighs less than 2

The Web I Want: * Usable on a older devices and slower connections * Respect for accessibility, including no-JS and no-mouse * Markup that weighs less than 20x the content * No malware and adware * Respect for non-Chromefox users Edit: Just more respect for the user in general would be very nice. Pop-ups. Hostile TOSes. Making user jump through hoops. Spam. Unsubscribe that requires login. Text that's mixed with promotional links. Hostility to no-JS users. I've decided that this is not the Web I Want a while ago, and when I come across this type of crap, I just leave. And I don't click, e.g. medium.com, links anymore I am much happier now as far as browsig the Web goes, my stress levels are down. With the time I've saved, I've been able to find new, nice, quality websites, which I visit instead. And I realized something else: The quality of content I access has become higher as a result. Good quality content is apparently accessible. Crap quality comes with the above. TL;DR: Stop putting up with crap.

judge2020 7y ago
> Respect for accessibility, including no-JS and no-mouse How is JS directly related to accessibility?
- pjmorris 7y ago
  Not really an expert, but here goes: JS is for talking to computers, text is for talking to people. Accessibility, practically speaking, often means text-to-speech. At that point, JS is just gobbledygook in the way.
- forgotmypw3 7y ago
  Accessibility is not just about vision-impaired users. It is about making your website accessible -- to anyone. JS websites without fallback reduce accessibility for: * Users with slower devices * Users with dated devices and browser software * Devices with poor connectivity * Users who have JS disabled through no choice of their own. * Users who choose to disable JS. * Browsers which do not support JS. * Accessibility software. * Not to mention bots, scrapers, etc., who also have valid use cases. This is a non-comprehensive list I came up with in just a few minutes. I'm sure there are many more items that can be added to it.
jrnichols 7y ago
the current web makes me miss the days of gopher and browsing with lynx.

judge2020 7y ago

> Respect for accessibility, including no-JS and no-mouse How is JS directly related to accessibility?

pjmorris 7y ago
Not really an expert, but here goes: JS is for talking to computers, text is for talking to people. Accessibility, practically speaking, often means text-to-speech. At that point, JS is just gobbledygook in the way.
forgotmypw3 7y ago
Accessibility is not just about vision-impaired users. It is about making your website accessible -- to anyone. JS websites without fallback reduce accessibility for: * Users with slower devices * Users with dated devices and browser software * Devices with poor connectivity * Users who have JS disabled through no choice of their own. * Users who choose to disable JS. * Browsers which do not support JS. * Accessibility software. * Not to mention bots, scrapers, etc., who also have valid use cases. This is a non-comprehensive list I came up with in just a few minutes. I'm sure there are many more items that can be added to it.

jrnichols 7y ago

the current web makes me miss the days of gopher and browsing with lynx.