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I don't find the argument convincing. I've used the web all day for decades, it's fine. Some sites are slow, some sites are buggy, some sites don't meet contemp
by root_axis 6y ago
I don't find the argument convincing. I've used the web all day for decades, it's fine. Some sites are slow, some sites are buggy, some sites don't meet contemporary design standards... this is nothing new, it's the same as it ever was.
The one quality that truly differentiates the new web from the old web is the Cambrian explosion of ad tech, but this isn't a "front-end" problem, it's a cultural problem rooted in the shifting expectation that everything on the web should be monetized. There isn't really a solution to this, ads are the opposite side of the coin for people producing goods and services that are ostensibly providing value to the economy in the abstract sense... this is the web we all wanted.
- runawaybottle 6y agoThere are good examples of ad integration and bad examples. People spend a whole lot more time talking about app architecture versus how to elegantly load, render/position and refresh ads.
- root_axis 6y agoAgreed, but the people complaining don't really register the "good" examples, understandably.