I'm wondering if we're giving up too much with the move away from clear text to binary, reminds me of systemd. Considering so much of the internet traffic is n

I'm wondering if we're giving up too much with the move away from clear text to binary, reminds me of systemd. Considering so much of the internet traffic is not text media was it necessary. I feel there is a slight possibility of a Google optimisation for a problem they perceive. And then no one questions because brrr faster brrr. But I'm conscious I might come across as a bit of a Luddite, but it's mostly musing.