The advantage is that it's an obligate web 1.0 (-ish) experience. You aren't clicking a link on a Gemini site that is going to take you anywhere crazy. There's no tracking pixels and embedded content to get in the way.
It's possible to attempt this by just following web 1.0 standards on your w3 site, and only linking to sites that do the same, and so on, but eventually there's going to be a like button or an embedded video or something that ruins the experience. The web is messy.
Smaller spaces with constraints can be a lot of fun. Working within those constraints can breed innovation.
The advantage is that it's an obligate web 1.0 (-ish) experience. You aren't clicking a link on a Gemini site that is going to take you anywhere crazy. There's no tracking pixels and embedded content to get in the way.
It's possible to attempt this by just following web 1.0 standards on your w3 site, and only linking to sites that do the same, and so on, but eventually there's going to be a like button or an embedded video or something that ruins the experience. The web is messy.
Smaller spaces with constraints can be a lot of fun. Working within those constraints can breed innovation.
Sure, but untill web browsers support the protocol natively, it will never take off
This completely misses the point.
Why would you not want a broader adoption of the system?