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  While I would love to improve all the webforms on the internet, I can only control the ones that I own or build, and I do try to make them as frictionless and intuitive as possible/reasonable.
  If you don’t think usability or good webforms are an important enough problem, you go ahead and solve whatever problems you are interested in.
context: Drop downs are used because it forces everyone into the same format which is easier for their programming to deal with. >
  
  
  easier for their programming to deal with.
  
  This is generally a poor practice. You adapt your software to your users, not force them to adapt to your software. >
  
  First world problems. Be thankful you can even get on a computer. That goes for OP too. >
  
  I’m very thankful for the privileges I have, but that doesn’t mean I’ll excuse lazy web forms. >
  
  Boo hoo. Do it yourself then >
  
  I do, actually. >
  
  Well clearly not, if it's still an issue