That's quite a conclusion to jump to. Maybe you haven't noticed but the Web is running great, especially when developed by thoughtful, competent programmers.
It's sad how many non-web developers still complain about how the Web is sour grapes.
It's not that the people working on it haven't been great, it's that there's so much path dependence, it's frustrating. Which is not at all to say that there isn't path dependence in plenty of other domains.
It's sad how many non-web developers still complain about how the Web is sour grapes.