> I make no secret of hating the mouse. I think it's a crime. I think it's stifling humanitys progress, a gimmick we can't get over.
Does the world's typical computer user today hate the mouse, and prefer a keyboard-only interface (CLI)? No -- in fact, command-line interfaces are less discoverable and harder to use, starting out. Even as a programmer, I struggle to remember the flags to many common command line utilities
Sure, the author's example of a cashier's checkout console might be great as a text-only interface -- cashiers use it day-in, day-out, and can learn all the keyboard shortcuts in a day. But what about the self-checkout machines that shoppers use maybe once a week? Would you rather have every person have to learn a list of keyboard commands while navigating a two-color interface?
Does the modern web poorly serve the author, who's good enough with technology to master any UI? Sure!
But the modern web works better for the billions who otherwise would not have started using it in the first place