Google almost shipped a DRM for the whole internet in 2023, and they will try again
replyYes that's absolute shit thing to do.
replyIt's also on completely different OSI layer.
I don't see the difference between your comment and a statement like "I don't like email so let's stop using TCP".
Yes WEI operated between layer 5 and 7.
replyBut the day your bank and insurance implement WEI, it'll going to be too late to switch to another protocol. Your existence will depend on it.
Honestly, I think at some point we will need something similar to WEI to ensure we’re interacting with other humans in a hostile AI internet.
replyYou may be surprised to find out that the majority of gemini/gopher authors actually do have simple HTTP(S) sites. Some even have very complex HTTPS sites. Gemini and Gopher isn't really about getting rid of the WWW, it's about having a space that's entirely disconnected from it.
replyWhy is it that every criticism of gemini/gopher throws the baby out with the bathwater?
replyWhen you browse to a pristine html page containing zero adtech it contains links. Those links you might click on without first thoroughly vetting them for behavioral exhaust.
Hyperlinks are a vector for contagion. A new protocol creates isolation. What's wrong with both existing? Defense in depth at all levels, I say. You think https can't enshittify, maybe you just haven't waited long enough.