I have actually bought into the hypermedia part of REST and I would still agree. The few who use the term REST to describe hypermedia / hateoas are vastly outnu

I have actually bought into the hypermedia part of REST and I would still agree. The few who use the term REST to describe hypermedia / hateoas are vastly outnumbered by the ones that don't. It's a distraction, so I no longer call it REST. Words change and discussions about what the word REST should mean is far less interesting than solving API design problems.