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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by krapp on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:17AM (#33814441)
The weird high school/college art nerds today are designing their own VTuber rigs, selling art commissions or making indie games. The biggest reason there isn't a new Homestar Runner or Newgrounds has less to do with technological limitations or complexity and more to do with evolving tastes over time.

Also the fact that the new whatever would be either Youtube or Twitter. Or Tiktok. Or something most people here have never even heard of.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by danuker on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:32AM (#33814538)
> more to do with evolving tastes over time.

Among the top HN posts of all time is an interactive watch visualization: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533

This is evidence that people still enjoy interactive experiences, but they are just harder to create.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by jjk166 on Thursday December 01, 2022 @11:01AM (#33818060)
That's only evidence that interactive experiences can be enjoyed under the right circumstances. In that particular instance, such interactivity is both useful and fresh. But there's no evidence that people want to make more content like that but can't, nor that all such content would be appreciated.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by esparrohack on Thursday December 01, 2022 @02:39PM (#33821542)
How do you know there’s no evidence? You gotta prove that too
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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by jjk166 on Thursday December 01, 2022 @03:47PM (#33822491)
I'm saying no evidence has been presented, not that there couldn't be evidence out there. You don't have to prove lack of evidence.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by esparrohack on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:01PM (#33823536)
There is plenty of evidence in this thread to prove both points wrong.

The strange claim is that people dislike interactive flashy experiences and favor plain text with minimal styling. That needs extraordinary proof

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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by krapp on Thursday December 01, 2022 @08:04PM (#33825417)
I mean, Hacker News is practically a nexus of people who dislike interactive flashy experiences and favor plain text with minimal styling. I don't know what more proof you need.
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