In my fantasy world this is a useful screed. The world I see is different. You have your dominant companies and their web apps. They set the standard and cultu

In my fantasy world this is a useful screed. The world I see is different. You have your dominant companies and their web apps. They set the standard and cultural forces (what's cool, modern, high quality) push everyone to adopt or get left behind (loss of user growth, status, money). Because we are all competing for attention and dollars, this is capitalism after all, we'll keep trying to outdo each other. And the big kids with the cool toys will set the standards and everyone else will race to keep up. Cultural forces will indeed change, new tech will distrupt and new players emerge... But the invisible hand will soon be at work again and we'll be writing WASM blackbox web apps with kubernetes and a few blockchains running on on our laptops. That too will pass, but we'll always be pushing, adding more complexity than strictly necessary for basic needs. It's what the system demands!