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I'm grateful for the conveniences that the modern Web gives me, but I'm not a big fan of where modern web technologies have taken us. Since you are reading this on Gemini, you probably already know what I'm talking about.
To me personally, the Web is mainly about textual content and hyperlinks. The Gemini protocol is the most straight forward expression of this idea that I could find. And it fosters this mindset in the people who use it.
Drew DeVault's view on the philosophy of Gemini sums it up perfectly:
Gemini is a read-only protocol for hyperlinked content distribution.
This is what drew me to Gemini. The protocol is designed in such a way that it discourages the type of abuse that we see on the World Wide Web today. And I hope it stays this way.