That's not what I've said, and I somewhat agree with the original point, but this trend of wanting to cater to the lowest denominator rubs me the wrong way.
Some guys think the web should be usable with a 50€ smartphone on GPRS, and I say no, because there's a middle ground.
How about just caring for the real world instead of the numbers provided by the internet provider? Those download numbers are for the best case scenario. And unlike broadband 4G is not reliable at all.
No, it's not merely showing text. Facebook does a thousand things more than show text. You could argue those features don't belong in Facebook, but you can't argue that features are supposed not to take up any space, because that's unrealistic.
Some guys think the web should be usable with a 50€ smartphone on GPRS, and I say no, because there's a middle ground.