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.

    • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Oh, I just thought older websites were less secure. But I guess now that I think about it, you only got viruses if you clicked on the sketchy links yourself.

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        1 year ago

        I thought you were alluding to the lack of encryption. Depending how “old” of internet you’re talking about, you could be talking about plain HTTP as opposed to HTTPS/TLS with modern encryption.

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          Raw HTTP with no protection is as dangerous as the activity implied by this innuendo.