There is nowadays less need for writing HTML by hand. HTML is more often generated from other formats and things like Markdown, HAML, and other lightweight mark

There is nowadays less need for writing HTML by hand. HTML is more often generated from other formats and things like Markdown, HAML, and other lightweight markup languages helped in that. But in the end the output is HTML and having a consistent syntax makes it easier to generate, read, and debug it. Its syntax doesn't need to be dumbed down for casual users because casual users have other options. In that sense I think my comment is in support for a better HTML syntax. :)