TBH I think if major browsers ceased development for 5 years with the exception of bug and security fixes, the web would only get better. Right now it's a race

TBH I think if major browsers ceased development for 5 years with the exception of bug and security fixes, the web would only get better. Right now it's a race between their "improvements" and ever more complicated web frameworks. You don't ever get to really _master_ the web platform.