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  1. It's time to look forward, not back. on Could the Web Not be Invented Today? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The Web is fast becoming a legacy platform. About now, we have an opportunity to design a new platform from scratch and get it adopted. Let's learn from the mistakes of the Web. Which are:
    • Everything is free, yet nothing is free. (Compensation paradox)
    • We don't know who you are, yet there is no privacy. (Identity paradox)
    • Write multiple times, yet it still doesn't run everywhere. (Compatibility paradox)
    • Code goes over the network, yet it's not mobile. (Boundary paradox)
    • The Web is not decentralized enough, yet it is not centralized enough. (Responsibility paradox)
    If you are interested, read Abandon the Web! Your attention and feedback is greatly appreciated.