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You're not wrong. This is how the internet used to look like. Modern web layouts and designs evolved to be this way because they result in higher engagement met
by axg11 4y ago
You're not wrong. This is how the internet used to look like. Modern web layouts and designs evolved to be this way because they result in higher engagement metrics.
- drewzero1 4y agoThere's also the fact that screens have gotten so much bigger since the early web. A wall of text didn't look as much like a wall when it was in a 640x480 window. (Minus a couple of banner ads, of course!)
- hombre_fatal 4y agoWell, higher engagement metrics seems like a cynical way to say "more readable" especially given the parent comment's complaint. You don't need commercial interests to think about UX. The early web looked the way it did mostly due to hobbyism and undeveloped UX standards that we take for granted today.
- axg11 4y agoI didn’t intend to use engagement metrics in a negative way. We also have to note that the audience has changed. The audience of the early web was very different to the average audience today (almost everyone).