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The web runs on tolerance

7 days ago
  • #technology-ethics
  • #diversity
  • #web-development
  • Modern web browsers are tolerant of malformed HTML, unlike strict programming languages that fail on syntax errors.
  • XHTML failed because it enforced strict syntax rules, making the web unwelcoming and unfriendly.
  • The web thrives on diversity and tolerance, contrasting with hateful ideologies that promote exclusion.
  • Historical progress in technology, like the ARM processor, was driven by diverse individuals, debunking ethnostate myths.
  • Isolationism in technology, like segregating devices by OS, is harmful and contrary to the web's open nature.
  • The web's success is built on tolerance, making hateful ideologies incompatible with its foundational principles.