In reply to Ryan McCue.

Hi Ryan. Good point.

However, me thinks my point wasn't clear (i.e., you missed it.) Let me try again.

REST / Headless, for all practical technical purposes, makes solutions backend agnostic. That is, WP can be (semi) easily replaced with (for example) Drupal.

I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I'm simply pointing out there are plenty of other implications to all this (REST-centric) activity. Thinks have less to do with technology and more to do with product and/or experience (there of.)

Sadly, these questions get brushed aside as everyone bows and genuflects to the technical-ness of the shiny new object. The intent is not to question the technical evolution, but to broaden the scope of the conversation, the ethics if you will, so that future (WP) devs understand what they might be getting themselves into. Maybe we too might gain a better understanding by stepping back and asking, "What if...then what?"