Accessibility wasn’t the main topic discussed in the article
That’s part of the problem. All these rants about the glory of Web 1.0 are ignoring the fact that Web 1.0 wasn’t usable for anybody with accessibility issues and the modern web is better for them. A tiny acknowledgement at the bottom of their rant shows how they value accessibility lower than all of their other concerns.
The Web Is Fucked (thewebisfucked.com)
The web is fucked and there’s nothing we can do about it. Kev Quirk looks back fondly at Web 1.0.