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Here is a (in my humble opinion, vastly superior, and definitely, much more radical) vision for the evolution of the web: - move to a totally content-centric s
by ilaksh 5y ago
Here is a (in my humble opinion, vastly superior, and definitely, much more radical) vision for the evolution of the web:
- move to a totally content-centric system (something like IPFS maybe)
- give new browsers (and web assembly) first-class networking support such as direct UDP and TCP
- simplify browser into three categories of functionality: applications (web assembly), text (markdown/rst), and data (JSON? RDF?)
- drop CSS (can be used for user styles if implemented in particular browsers, but text advertisements that really needs to be formatted can be images)
- encrypted content should be handled in a different, non-authoritarian way. HTTPS ensures that state actors can access data with MITM.
- create at least two tiers for data sizes. one intended for low-bandwidth or very fast browsing that severely limits the size of files transferred.
- jcranmer 5y ago> - encrypted content should be handled in a different, non-authoritarian way. HTTPS ensures that state actors can access data with MITM. Given what happened the last two times Kazakhstan tried to MITM their entire country, I don't think you can honestly say that "HTTPS ensures that state actors can access data with MITM."
- ilaksh 5y agoIt means that some can barring other circumstances. It's a structural design flaw.