Yeah I agree with you here. Gopher had Gopher+ that allowed for quite rich extensions - the original gopher authors had early prototypes of a 3D "VR" interface

Yeah I agree with you here. Gopher had Gopher+ that allowed for quite rich extensions - the original gopher authors had early prototypes of a 3D "VR" interface for example. No one really used it for anything though, and then most people moved on as technology moved on. I think perhaps the Gemini folks are acting slightly paranoid here - like the minute they allow extensions they will be flooded with ads and tracking. I am reminded of https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/ - I suspect that really no one cares enough to flood Gemini sites with ads and tracking, and likely never will.