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It’s great when people learn things and write about it, that behavior enbiggens us all. But “X is stupid” screeds shows a lack of appreciation for historical co
by le-mark 2y ago
It’s great when people learn things and write about it, that behavior enbiggens us all. But “X is stupid” screeds shows a lack of appreciation for historical context and why things are the way they are. No one had a grand design for the web and it is for better or worse a series of compromises.
- readthenotes1 2y agoReminds me of https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/
- alserio 2y agoWhile I do partly agree, as someone who is old, I don't expect the younglings to think we didn't do stupid things. We did because we did not know any better, because the world was new and fast and they seemed good at the time. Expecting the future to value the compromises we have chosen doesn't scale, piling complexity does not scale. I don't know how to solve this, but I doubt continuing to add complex and fragile hacks will work forever. In this sense "X is stupid".