Text is Lindy. It has withstood the test of time and it's as ubiquitous as SQL or TCP/IP.

Reminds me of this decade old post (and discussion) by Graydon Hoare, "Always bet on text".

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8451271

[2]: https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/193447.html