• @tabular
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    72 years ago

    I am once again asking users to consider the eventual abandonment of web browsers. It is too big and complex for competition to actually create new ones, so this was inevitable.

    [No offense intended to those working on important changes in forks, just saying proportionally it’s only a minor diff, no?]

      • @tabular
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        22 years ago

        Instead of using an extreme army knife to play a video, use a dedicated video player. Exchange some convenience for a healthier market.

      • @lapingvino
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        12 years ago

        Build a new internet on top of gemini? :D

        • @clearedtoland
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          52 years ago

          I propose federated internet! Or Pied Piper (for you Silicon Valley fans).

    • @esbeto
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      52 years ago

      Wait, what? What alternative do you suggest? Apps and App Stores?

      • @[email protected]
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        112 years ago

        I’m probably going to use this as a motivation to finally implement serious Digital Minimalism, and just stop using websites that force me to use it.

        Banking will be the biggest problem, but other than that, I don’t really need to spend my time on the internet. And this kind of DRM infuriates me so much, that I might just get a life just out of spite.

        • Unruffled [he/him]
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          32 years ago

          You can always just go into a branch to do your banking. Less convenient, sure, but paying with cash is another way to avoid intrusive surveillance capitalism.

      • @tabular
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        2 years ago

        If the site is more complex than displaying raw text and links (to download files, and other pages), yes.