The problem for web browsers is that markdown is technically a superset of HTML.

Why is this a problem? To me it sounds like a it would be an advantage because you have everything you need to render it already built into the software.

	▲	inopinatus 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Rendering is trivial. The issue is standards, and the DOM. No-one can write a Markdown implementation for the core of any major web browser in a form that is simultaneously acceptable to both their technical and political governance. Best you’ll get is a plugin. Strictly arm’s reach. Translation only.

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pwdisswordfishy a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Why is it a problem for web browsers?