Cultural appropriation is bullshit is what I think. Let people adapt and improvise. Anything else is pure conservatism.
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Funny enough I work in the opposite end of the spectrum with embedded firmware. But even I can see the value of webdev.
Web dev solves a simple UI pattern kinda elegantly for rapid development. I don't disagree with where you're coming from but I think your last take away is a mischaracterization of why it's used.
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