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Hypermedia in general, and specifically the World Wide Web, was never intended to be limited to displaying documents. What you're describing is essentially just
by robgibbons 4y ago
Hypermedia in general, and specifically the World Wide Web, was never intended to be limited to displaying documents. What you're describing is essentially just Hypertext, but that's only one narrow aspect of hypermedia and the Web.
Hypercard, NLS, and other systems that predated and informed the WWW were all envisioned to do so much more than display links and text, and it's a very myopic view in my opinion to suggest otherwise. I recommend anyone who shares this perspective look into the spiritual predecessors of the Web to better understand where we've been and where things are going.
- ok_dad 4y agoWho cares about what was "intended" anyways? That ship has sailed! When a new technology is introduced, the intention is of no consequence; no one cares and they'll use it however they choose. The web is whatever we make it, and all we can do is try and direct it towards what we want it to be.