yeah, nextjs middleware is garbage imo, if docs never give a clear example of what something is for, that's a pretty good sign that this was just tacked on wit

yeah, nextjs middleware is garbage imo, if docs never give a clear example of what something is for, that's a pretty good sign that this was just tacked on without considering any particular use case. i've come to realize that nextjs probably intends for us to use RSCs for most middleware-like behaviors