> To get a good terminal UX, ...

At that point you're just inventing a new DOM variant and aren't fundamentally different from any other opinionated GUI framework. The value of the terminal for me is the minimalism. I absolutely despise all these new "features" that get added via protocols. I _want_ the boring grid composed entirely of extremely primitive character cells where WYSIWYG in terms of any underlying abstraction. The only innovation I welcome in this space are improvements to portability and speed.

My snarky response to the author's title would be that you can take your GUIs and all the janky flashing lights they entail and shove them up your ass.