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by zajd 3973 days ago
Fair enough, just frustrated with the overwhelming number of "the modern internet is broken!!" posts that have been clogging up the front page lately. That also happened to be one particularly light on content.
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the modern internet is broken

(not to mention interfaces, languages, security, identity, manufacture, physics and pop-tarts)

and if you get upset at people pointing out how much nicer things could be, then things probably wont

Again, I understand there are issues with the modern internet, but that article was unironically calling for the return of geocities. It's a hyperbolic clickbait title that has no place in a reasonable discussion about the actual issues that we're dealing with. Beyond that, I even quoted the passage I took issue with.

> In 2015, becoming a Web developer is all about learning Ruby or figuring out Node.js, not just building cool things you like.

This is patently wrong. Maybe it was harsh to call him a moron but the content was very weak in that particular piece.