Because its perfect.
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because it's layout is timeless.
- It’s fast. No need to load 5mb frameworks, tons of images, or other cruft that gets in the way when you just want to see a fucking website.
- renders on anything, new or old
- users know how one it right away, no new interface to learn every 6 months.
- It’s fast
I imagine lots of possible reasons.
Text-only format emphasises placing value on the news itself, not on attention-getting images.
Simple format plays well with RSS feeds.
Extreme plain design allows you to stealthily read it at work without it being obvious you aren't working (less important today than it was in 2007)
Intentionally bucking modern design trends fits well with the demographic of the readership, who are tinkerers and nerd-types.
Keeping the design the same is after all this time has become a matter of tradition and pride.
There's no need to change something that isn't broken.
So glad they don't. A lot of modern layouts would do well to change to something simpler.
It's just fine. Thanks for reminding me that it exists at all!
It works as it's currently implemented.
That said, I'd like it to comply with my preference for Dark Mode without me having to install a browser extension to forcefully recolour the interface.
There is no need to change the user interface every few years. It works, don't touch it.
I get angry when they rearrange the grocery store, UI changes are even worse.
A pet peeve I have is that we all have been brain-washed into an unthinking assumption that "modern" is better.
Whenever we find ourselves using "modern" as an adjective carrying the implication of "better" we should ask ourselves what details exactly are we referring to, and what makes them better? A lot of times these are just fashion, just stylistic fads. And those selling is us shit really love us to buy into that mentality so they can sell us "upgrades" or new shit.
What are these banned tags about? This seems off topic but innocuous.
Cause fuck em that's why.