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> I actually love the idea of being able to interact with websites via a standard API rather being forced to use web-based UI they provide. For a while, people
by smt88 5y ago
> I actually love the idea of being able to interact with websites via a standard API rather being forced to use web-based UI they provide.
For a while, people were pitching this as Web 2.0. It's also what RSS and podcasts still are.
Unfortunately, most of the websites we visit are revenue-generating and want to control their presentation.
- vannevar 5y agoRight. There are all kinds of great services that could be built on top of other peoples' web sites, but most sites want to own the relationship with their customer directly. And most of the great ideas for mashup services are predicated on the idea that the mashup will get most of the revenue, which is not going to fly with the underlying value providers. In an ad-supported web world, those who own the eyeballs call the shots.
- anderspitman 5y agoIt's a tricky problem. I just have to believe there's a way we can make the world work without ads at all. They're just gross. But I have no idea how that could happen.
- Ajedi32 5y ago> most of the websites we visit are revenue-generating and want to control their presentation This project seems designed to work even without the cooperation of the sites you're interacting with; all the site-specific modules are maintained by the community. Adversarial interoperability at its finest. In extreme cases, one could imagine a module running a full headless browser on the back-end, pretending to be a user scrolling around and clicking stuff, while presenting the actual user with a clean front-end.