Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

to this we put forth, maybe it WASN'T flash at fault here.

we're not saying that the security vulnerabilities didn't exist, they did, they were bad, but it was never the only factor.

The only thing that we've seen the gradual loss of flash is, also, the gradual loss of fan animation, furry animation, ete, open as an option for so many young people to have as their outlet.

Trying to do the same thing today is so much harder than it was then, and it's only been getting worse.

The collective hate and killing of flash by the tech community was a terrible thing and has made the internet so much less fun.

5 years ago, everyone was arguing about how flash was the most insecure piece of garbage and caused all the security problems

fastforward to today and the same problems pretty much exist, but flash is fairly rare.

(media) idea:

Two neighbouring rulers declare war on each other, but just as they are about to send their armies into their first major skirmish they see one another for the first time and it's love at first sight. Their power struggle then becomes a power snuggle.

I don't know what a power snuggle is, but suggestions are welcome. I just needed that phrase out of my head after having it for a week or so.

hot take: flash was actually good for content creation and killing it off has made the internet like 80% less fun

programming is fine, you nerds. it's implicitly nullable types that aren't fine. i've been saying this for years