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title: "The Ethics of Web Performance | Netlify"
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last_updated: "2026-08-29T13:33:47.000Z"
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In his article “The Ethics of Web Performance”, Tim Kadlec explores the possibility that poor performance can lead to exclusion. He looks at the ethical implications of this, and even stops to think about power consumption and the impact on device longevity.

Performance matters, for sure.

> When you stop to consider all the implications of poor performance, it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that poor performance is an ethical issue.

Read more on Tim’s blog: 👉 [**The Ethics of Web Performance**](https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2019-01-09-the-ethics-of-performance/)

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