I agree with a lot of what the author is saying. But they are missing a really important point. The number of people willing to make blogs or static websites versus the number of people now on the internet is staggeringly small. My Mom will gladly converse with people on Facebook. She'd never in a million years make a blog or personal website. This holds true for most people.
So wishing it all went back to "1.0" has a gatekeeping and elitist undertone in my opinion. Back then most people had personal sites because most people on the web were the type that found html interesting. Early adopters tend to be more savvy on what they are adopting.
I also think there's plenty of "1.0" content still out there. Yeah, you gotta look for it, but it didn't all go away.
So wishing it all went back to "1.0" has a gatekeeping and elitist undertone in my opinion. Back then most people had personal sites because most people on the web were the type that found html interesting. Early adopters tend to be more savvy on what they are adopting.
I also think there's plenty of "1.0" content still out there. Yeah, you gotta look for it, but it didn't all go away.