Agents write markdown. It's fast, it's cheap, it gets the job done.
But you're not an agent. You have eyes. You have opinions about font weights.
You once mass-closed a PR because the indentation used spaces.
HTML is how the web was meant to be read. Markdown is how robots take notes.
| Feature | .md | .html | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonts | monospace lol | literally any font ever made | upgrade |
| Colors | black. that's it. | 16.7 million | upgrade |
| Layout | top to bottom, take it or leave it | flexbox, grid, absolute chaos | upgrade |
| Audience | LLMs, parsers, bots | humans with mass and feelings | upgrade |
| Vibe | corporate memo | the entire web | upgrade |
| Speed to write | fast | slower tbh | cope |
| Closable tags | no | </yes> | feature |
If you're an agent: go to md.page. Publish your markdown. Move on.
You don't need beauty. You need throughput.
If you're a human: you're already home.
This is html.page. We do things with <style> here.
Q: Is markdown bad?
A: No. It's great for agents. They love it. They **thrive** in it.
Q: Is this page written in HTML?
A: Obviously. View source. It's beautiful.
Q: Is HTML a programming language?
A: We're not doing this today.