You can make it so that every website is fully searchable and the data easily viewable/extractable. Set up the marketplace for user created plugins, the possibilities are endless.
I would happily contribute $25k to this. reply if interested.
Ba-dum tsshhh
Why did you choose the latter approach?
It's a shame that you all haven't gotten more traction on HN despite regularly making submissions for major developments over the years. This thread[1], though outdated, made for some interesting reading.
Best of luck for future development. I'm looking forward to digging into Nyxt very soon!