I think there's a very reasonable general expectation on the web that your data isn't used until you've clicked submit/save/etc I definitely have this expectat

I think there's a very reasonable general expectation on the web that your data isn't used until you've clicked submit/save/etc I definitely have this expectation and would be angry if it was violated. I wonder: do non-engineers have this expectation? In 2021? I've been involved with web development since the more or less earliest days. Back when websites were mostly static pages, and eventually spouted some forms here and there. But, would a non-greybeard engineer have this expectation today now that UX is generally so different and "app-like" and anything you see in your web browser can basically be assumed to be in constant communication with the server(s)? Please note that I don't think the current state of affairs is really an improvement. In fact, I more or less hate the "modern" web. I'm just curious about how user expectations have changed.