I’d go back in a heartbeat. Making the web a software SDK was the worst thing to happen to it.

Gemini websites are pretty much the old web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)

Both in terms of comprehensiveness and in terms of functionality.

	▲	jl6 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Geminispace is a very chill place. It’s definitely not a replacement for the web, but if you can handle the compromises, it feels like both the past and the future.

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socalgal2 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So, apparently you don't use google maps (or any other mapping website)

	▲	phkahler 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That could be a web app.
	▲	krater23 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The data that google maps is caching in my browser is more than Google World needed disc space back then. So why not just use Google World for that?

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skydhash 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I read epubs, and html pages derived from texinfo and mandoc. When I see websites that just break down when you disable JS (I do it with ublock), I always feel a pang of sadness. Unless you’re Figma, Google doc, or OpenStreetMap…, which rely heavily on local state, JS should only be required for small island of interaction.

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collabs 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You talk about 1995 but I wouldn't even go back to 1999. Dialup was so painful. It advertised 56 know but in practice I never even say 48...

	▲	yjftsjthsd-h 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That seems like a separate thing. You can send 199x-era HTML over a gigabit connection.