The much maligned “Trusted Computing” idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google’s ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google’s hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

  • Nepenthe
    36•1 year ago

    [Don’t assume consensus nor finished state]

    Often a proposal is just that - someone trying to solve a problem by proposing technical means to address it. Having a proposal sent out to public forums doesn’t necessarily imply that the sender’s employer is determined on pushing that proposal as is.

    It also doesn’t mean that the proposal is “done” and the proposal authors won’t appreciate constructive suggestions for improvement.

    [Be the signal, not the noise]

    In cases where controversial browser proposals (or lack of adoption for features folks want, which is a related, but different, subject), it’s not uncommon to see issues with dozens or even hundreds of comments from presumably well-intentioned folks, trying to influence the team working on the feature to change their minds.

    In the many years I’ve been working on the web platform, I’ve yet to see this work. Not even once.

    …?
    What is this, “Good vibes only?”

    • tojikomori
      24•1 year ago

      “Good vibes only” seems to be embedded in the culture of web development today. Influential devs’ Twitter accounts have strong Instagram vibes: constantly promoting and congratulating each other, never sharing substantive criticisms. Hustle hustle.

      People with deep, valid criticisms of popular frameworks like React seem to be ostracized as cranks.

      It’s all very vapid and depressing.

      • @rambaroo@beehaw.org
        2•1 year ago

        Do you have an article about react? I’d love to read it. And yes tech is chock full of egos and fakers.

        • tojikomori
          1•1 year ago

          Alex Russell is a good read on React. His position gives him a broad view of its impacts and has kept him from being sidelined. This Changelog podcast is a decent distillation of his criticisms – it was recorded earlier this year, a few days after his Market For Lemons blog post.

          (Sorry for the late reply! I’ve been a bit swamped lately and away from kbin.)

    • @rambaroo@beehaw.org
      4•1 year ago

      Never seen it work? These faang people are totally delusional. Google keeps putting off their third party cookie retirement exactly because of outcries like this.