[nl]

Richard P. Gabriel (who every Emacs person should know) wrote "Worse is Better"[1] in 1984, which is directly applicable. To summarise, "worse" software prioritises simplicity of implementation and priortises simplicity over correctness.

[1] https://www.dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html

[casualwriter]

so true! markdown is also about simplicity, which is this project try to follow