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It's an issue because browsers keep getting bigger and more bloated, which encourages buying faster machines, which encourages consumption, the related producti

• Wowfunhappy 5y ago
  While this happens to be a great concern of mine, but I'd say it's a pretty different issue than the discussion of OAuth. Although since we're here, discussing numbers of lines code—how much do you think web browsing performance has to do with browser complexity versus the websites themselves? I've always assumed the primary issue was the latter. Does e.g. Hacker News have higher system requirements in Chrome 97 vs Chrome 1.0? Browser complexity worries me for other reasons—namely, the web isn't really a standard if there's only one implementation that matters, and because browsers are so complex, no one can really hope to create a new one.
  • rakoo 5y ago
    > While this happens to be a great concern of mine, but I'd say it's a pretty different issue than the discussion of OAuth. Well the problem is that OAuth providers will only give you your tokens if you go through impossibly complex websites It's 100% the fault of websites - but websites allow themselves to get fat because browsers allow it, and because they allow it websites get even fatter. It's a codependent system. The medium makes the media etc... I can only share your concern about having the monoculture we have in practice. Gemini is the best tool we have not only to escape this complexity, but hopefully put some sense into the mind of web designers.