Any fans of retrocomputing will certainly agree. Much of the plain-HTTP internet that's left is there by them and for them.
But, as we learned with the telnet filter going into place, we exist on the network at the pleasure of everyone else. Their concerns must come before ours. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
That explains why I've been using this to find all the cool stuff :) https://whatsonhttp.com/votes