Websites then:>open link>loads for a bit>everything is nice and compact>everything is free and optional>find what I need>download>leaveWebsites now:>open link>loads for a bit because it's loading the verification bullshit>click the square to verify myself>'if you want full X thing please subscribe or buy premium' baked into the website so a content blocker does not work>everything is insanely spaced out and I have to scroll like a retard>find what I need>click on it, it wants me to verify again>click the square to verify myself>there is now a free or a premium download button>click on free>rate limited because I clicked too fast>reload>have to re-verify myself>click the square to verify myself>click the free download again>it's 300kb/s limited because I didn't buy premium>wait 1 hour>it errors out randomly>didn't get what I need>leave
Yeah, I hate the modern internet so much too.Websites then:>The worst that could happen was that CSS would be slightly off in old Internet Explorer.Websites now:>Block you and don't display anything if your webbrowser is "exotic" or older than six months.