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I miss older html internet (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by UsernameIsTooLon to c/unpopularopinion

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Ignoring the security implications, I miss kb large old raw html websites that loaded instantly on DSL internet. Nowadays shit is too fancy because hardware allows that, but I feel we're just constantly running into more bugs first and then worry about them later.

Edit: I've thought more about it, and I think I just missed the simplicity of the internet back then. There's just too much bloat these days with ad trackers and misinformation. I kinda forgot just how bright and eye jarring most old UIs were lol.

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[–] reddig33 68 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not that unpopular an opinion I bet.

[–] UsernameIsTooLon 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google thinks otherwise :(

[–] EditsHisComments 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, Google is also complicit in this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The Google front page is no longer plain HTML but apparently, they spent a lot of time optimising the logo so it could load in less than a second on a dial-up connection. It's still remarkably plain when compared to other search engines though.

[–] doppelgangmember 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw a web page from 1999 today and as a full stack dev I immediately clicked away bc obvi NSFW

BUT then I had the urge to go back to this simple ass web "site" and just admire it for a second like "wow, someone probably spent weeks on this 2 day design".

Tbh afterwards I was kind of in awe that every option was available on each page with no sidebars or extra clicks. Not slick but quick tho!

[–] MeanEYE 2 points 1 year ago

There was a design/development company which made sites and they bragged about making pixel perfect web sites. I can't for the life of me find them again but I remember when I saw their portfolio it was like porn for web developers. Everything was done simply and with least amount of images possible, but it looked so good.