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Re:A complete rewrite of wiki as a single page application by harryh on Monday February 02, 2015 @04:19PM (#8987066)
The web is better now because there are more people using it. All the things that you dislike were requirements to onboarding all those people.
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Re:A complete rewrite of wiki as a single page application by rayiner on Monday February 02, 2015 @07:08PM (#8988034)
Fair enough, but I think increased usage is more the result of a confluence of more widely-available broadband (including mobile), as well as new applications that would've been possible without rich media. Garnish aside, Facebook and Twitter are slinging a few textual quips and images around.

Also, I'd quibble about the word "better." Does the vast increase in non-technical users make the world better? Sure. Does it make the web better?

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