>But I think that this website is being hyperbolic
Intentionally in a humourous way, yes
Intentionally in a humourous way, yes
Where it lost me was:
>RSS is used to syndicate NEWS and by killing it Google can control the media. XSLT is used worldwide by multiple government sites. Google are now trying to control LEGISLATION. With these technologies removed what is stopping Google?
I mean yes Google lobbies, and certainly can lobby for bad things. And though I personally didn't know much of anything about XSLT, I from reading a bit about it I certainly am ready to accept the premise that we want it. But... is Google lobbying for an XSLT law? Does "control legislation" mean deprecate a tool for publishing info on government sites?
I actually love the cheeky style overall, would say it's a brilliant signature style to get attention, but I think this implying this is tied to a campaign to control laws is rhetorical overreach even by its own intentionally cheeky standards.
I believe the intended meaning, in context, is "... for publishing the literal text of laws on government sites".
But that leaves us back where we started because characterizing that as "control the laws" is an instance of the the rhetorical overreach I'm talking about, strongly implying something like literal control over the policy making process.
At least, this is how I read that part.
It would be ridiculous to suggest that anyone's access to published legislation would be threatened by its deprecation.
This is probably the part where someone goes "aha, exactly! That's why it's okay to be deprecated!" Okay, but the point was supposed to be what would a proponent of XSLT mean by this that wouldn't count as them engaging in rhetorical overreach. Something that makes the case against themselves ain't it.
Also towards the bottom of the site:
> Tell your friends and family about XSLT.
It's hard enough telling them to also get off Instagram and Whatsapp and switch to Signal to maintain privacy. I'm going to have a hard time explaining what XSLT is!