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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: non-mainstream web (browsers)
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:43:07 -0000 (UTC)
Doc O'Leary ,   <droleary.usenet@2023.impossiblystupid.com> wrote:

> > It's not misunderstanding, it's rejection. =20
>=20
> Well, then I=E2=80=99d say they need to *reject* it if they=E2=80=99re go=
ing to
> reject it, not try to use some browser that hasn=E2=80=99t added any new
> feature support since the 1990s and act shocked that things don=E2=80=99t
> work like they used to. The problem remains that everyone gets =E2=80=9Ct=
he
> web=E2=80=9D pushed as the one-stop shop for all their online needs (even=
 for
> things like writing mobile apps), and that has resulted in the
> kitchen sink that is the modern web browser.  Support other solutions
> if you don=E2=80=99t like the current state of affairs; I certainly do.

No, I think I'll stick with active scorn and spite towards web
designers who can't be bothered to do their job properly. The attitude
that it should be considered acceptable for web designers to dictate
people's choice of browser was contemptible in the '90s-'00s and it's
contemptible now.