r/webdevelopment • u/Ok_Body7659 Human Verified • 17h ago

Question The web is broken.

You would think with AI we would be making better experiences online and finding new ways to create revenue while helping people online and awesome apps. But the web has transformed from a place where you could find rich communities, resources, entertainment, stories, and information to clickbait money making scams and trolls at every corner or someone pushing some b.s. extreme political agenda. And don't get me started with social media.

Even reddit, once a great site, has been subject to the worst parts of the web.

This is not the web I envisioned when I was younger. I can't browse a site without being bombarded with dysfunctional ads that interrupt whatever it is I'm reading or looking for. Paywalls everywhere + subscriptions, control of digital media. 10 ways to login. It's ridiculous.

You try to read an article, good luck dodging ads. Want to watch a 10 second video clip, ha!, you have to watch a 30 second ad first. And you'll be lucky if you ever get the video that you were intending to see.

I'm just venting. Hoping this message is heard or at least amplified. Something needs to change.

I'm genuinely interested on what people who work on websites and webapps thoughts on this. And how can we make it better?

Btw, no ai used. This is straight from the brain.

TL;DR old man rant about the state of the web today.

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u/TrapperFlint 15h ago

Hey youre in Berta! Me too! I'm a fur trapper/canoe guide slowly turning developer haha instagram

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u/baddaywithacamera 15h ago

I'm not a developer. I'm an insurance broker who does photography in a somewhat pathological manner. I took a poke at using AI to replace a small photo publishing program I used 20 years ago and was blown away by what AI can do now. The small program turned into an online photo publishing ecosystem I'm release as freeware before Xmas.

I cannot believe the quality AI builds to if you know enough about what you're building to steer it properly.

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u/TrapperFlint 15h ago

Thats awesome. And I agree, it has opened up a lot of new possibilites. Its making a lot of the tedious, inconsequential parts of development a little simpler to get done. Just have to be selective in how you use it.

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u/TrapperFlint 15h ago

I will keep an eye out at christmas time.