John Gruber amplifies Shubham Bose's devastating analysis of web bloat, noting the NYT homepage makes 422 requests and loads 49MB. The Guardian shows only 11% article content on mobile. Publishers are driving users away with hostile UX optimized for viewability metrics.
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“Your frustration is the product”
Publishers like the NYT and Guardian are prioritizing ad viewability metrics over user experience, loading massive bloat (422 requests, 49MB for NYT homepage) that relegates actual content to the margins of deliberately hostile mobile interfaces.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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