See also:
* 2021: WebP not smaller in practice: https://siipo.la/blog/is-webp-really-better-than-jpeg
* 2022: WebP remains a debilitating nightmare for creativity and interop. Normal ppl practically can't use it. This motivated WordPress to reject a perf proposal to serve WebP thumbs. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/11/webp-in-core-for-6-1/
* 2022: Case in point, there exist "How to view" tutorials. https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/view-webp-images/
* 2023: WebP going great. https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/09/webp-is-going-great/
* 2025: False promise. https://cloudfour.com/thinks/false-promises-of-webp-support/
#webp #webperf
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