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@mkljczk It sucked in different ways. Tables for layouts, java applets and flash widgets for more fancy websites, because HTML and CSS just didn't cut it enough. Then JS use exploded. But at least <marquee> wasn't deprecated...
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@phnt @mkljczk don't forget HTML5 was going to fix flash and fix all of it's problems...right? right?

@PurpCat @mkljczk It kinda did. You don't need flash to play video anymore, or for complicated layouts. Later versions of CSS brought things like flexboxes so you no longer have the meme "how do you center a div vertically and horizontally", or "how do you have a logo on the left and menu controls on the right on the same line".

@phnt @mkljczk html5 gaming hasn't been the same as the golden era though

@mkljczk The web is so much better now than 20 years ago. No idea why people are complaining

@silverpill @mkljczk Although the internet is better than it used to be, internet censorship has become more rampant, and interpersonal relationships have also become more complicated than before.

@mkljczk Was that 2015?

I think it was better then, but all the parts needed for the current state were already present.