01-07-2023, 06:55 PM
(01-07-2023, 03:05 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: The increasing heaviness of sites makes me sus too, my ancient tablet eventually just started rebelling and I'm pretty sure it has just plain worn out because of the increased load. It is a great pity web designers don't come up with a 'lite' version for those of us who operate with the 'lite' weight devices and servicing plans, but I guess profit rules.
In the end though, I think that weightiness is a suicide pill, Trademe is the perfect example with its slowly dying local support under the load of international profiteers. Maybe once our addiction to the information drug is overcome things will change. Maybe not...
I think the continuing upgrades to new versions of everything is a form of environmental wastage. It's one thing to move forward with technology and keep up with safety initiatives. It's a different matter to force everyone into the latest and greatest features that are not necessary and just cost more resources to provide all the time. For news articles I'm happy with text in most cases, and maybe a photo or two to illustrate something. I don't need or want all the endless videos of everything under the sun. I "get" that free services need to be paid for with advertising, but when the ads are intrusive and have to be closed to continue, they just annoy me and are not conducive to getting me to buy from the company concerned. If I even notice what they're advertising in my clicking of the button when trying to just make them go away.
I don't know about TM's dying local support - I buy more via TM than ever and only look at sites supplying from within NZ - but I still hate the "new" version of their website. Some old screens are still available and I'll go in via roundabout ways just to see the old version when I can - eg when looking up feedback scores. The new one is hopeless, the old one shows quickly and clearly if there are any recent negatives to check out. They are a good example of a company changing a practical and aesthetically pleasing good site into a bad one.