> Browsers also expect plain-text. Is https by the same logic also pointless, and should no longer be used? > I'm just reacting to the strange way the argument

> Browsers also expect plain-text. Is https by the same logic also pointless, and should no longer be used? > I'm just reacting to the strange way the argument is phrased. It's made so in a manner to provoke a lot of loud noises to make it to spread, and resonate across the blogosphere more than the original lacking substance message ever could. A publicity stunt. It's a self-promotion tactic - saying something outrageous often earns more notoriety for somebody unable to earn fame through virtue.