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by krapp 1496 days ago
>I do not agree. Many users do want it. The problem is that web browsers are not written for advanced users.

How many are 'many?' I'm not aware of anyone not a programmer or web developer who even cares about any of those things. Perhaps I should have been more precise and said "the average end user." I mean, even most people on HN who talk about Geminispace just complain about how restrictive it is. It's a niche within a niche within a niche.

And I think you're just proving my point here - all of these are problems that only a subset of tech people even have.

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> And I think you're just proving my point here - all of these are problems that only a subset of tech people even have.

Yes, but can't you have many possible computer programs, that different users may prefer? Shouldn't you be able to make multiple kinds, whether a lot of users want it or only a few users? Unfortunately, the existing complexity and mess of WWW makes it difficult.