I think Apple was more to blame for that.

I believe Kingdom of Loathing used iframes extensively to achieve what looked like a “dynamic” page long before that was a thing.

For a long time our goal was simply to survive and maybe have sex a few times. Now we’re suddenly under pressure to “accomplish” things but not that many people are really wired for it. There’s a reason some of the best creatives are weirdos and assholes.