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Comment by ahriad | Hacker News Reader

We broke the web so badly for humans that we had to build a clean web for machines, and now humans will have to use machines to experience a clean web again.

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Yeah, when browsers have a "reader mode", it's pretty obvious the plot has been lost somewhere.

It's a matter of time until the web for machines will be crawling with ads and everything else, and worse.

We'll finally bring back Gopher.

Always loved Gopher

A man can dream.

I wonder why we broke the web.

For money! Ads make money.

To improve the user experience.

In order to break the user, of course.

For the same reasons why we eventully pollute and corrupt every system and environment we use. If there is any benefit that can be extracted for some while the costs are borne by many, than this will occur and generate a positive feedback loop that grows over time.

It's the law of monetization.

>than this will occur and generate a positive feedback loop that grows over time.

And despite this, modern life is made possible by the illusion that "regulations" work..

Regulations can and do work, but its never a 'one and done' kind of solution because people find workarounds and loopholes. It requires a unceasing effort to maintain the balance.

That is what I meant when I said it does not work.

It seems there's little agreement over how the web is broken.

People who love cookie banners either don't exist, or are alien invaders :)

Because while consumers value “inefficiency” (high design, wonderful prose, beautiful images, great usability) they don’t want to actually pay for it. Producers have to become extremely efficient without revenue, and are stuck with a choice: Produce at a loss, stop producing, or seek payment from another source (sponsorships, ads).

Capitalism

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