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I agree with other commenters that Gemini isn’t really needed so much as a culture of web minimalism. One amazing and perhaps revolutionary thing about the web
by uncomputation 5y ago
I agree with other commenters that Gemini isn’t really needed so much as a culture of web minimalism. One amazing and perhaps revolutionary thing about the web is that everything still works. If we wanted to, we could just go back to table layouts and minimal CSS. It’s not like vendor software/“apps” which no longer support, eg Word 2004.
- krapp 5y agoPart of what draws people to Gemini is not just web minimalism in terms of architecture, but minimalism in terms of culture. The web is no longer the exclusive niche of a technically literate elite, but in terms of the "geeks, MOPS and sociopaths" model of subcultural evolution[0], Gemini is meant to be a space where the MOPS and sociopaths never show up to ruin things. Once you understand that, it makes sense. It's the tech version of "my own web with blackjack and hookers and no Homers allowed." Except not with blackjack and hookers, because blackjack would require complexity and interactivity and hookers would mean capitalism and advertising. But definitely no Homers. [0]https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
- uncomputation 5y agoInteresting, thanks for this.