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    > allows structure to grow organically
    > powerful feature ... Internal Links.
    > plain text files
Well, they're not _plain_ text - there is some markup. So that invites the question - why not HyperText Markup Language?

Doesn't HTML have all of these features - hyperlinks, folder structures, "plain" text? Isn't HTML also future proof? It's been around long enough. And doesn't it also work offline? There's a bunch of different apps out there that support viewing these both on and offline.

So, do people just use Obsidian/Markdown because they like dislike "<em>HTML</em>"?

edit: I'm not saying it's "wrong" to dislike HTML. I'm 50% trolling and 50% saying none of these are features of Obsidian. They're features of HTML (and Markdown is its shorthand).

parent jimmytucson 2 years ago

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