And? Why should we still be adapting the security and privacy model we had 20 years ago?
To your analogy, 20 years ago this bit us all in the ass just as much because every EXE brought with it all sorts of toolbars and adware. I don’t want the web to become this.
20 years ago laptop weight was measured in pounds, clock speeds we're in MHz, storage was in single GB ranges, and battery life was a quarter of what it is today. Dial up was common, there was no youtube or spotify. Let's not hold ourselves to the standards of 3 generations ago of technology