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The trouble is, people keep extending Markdown to add HTML features. There's even Javascript embedded in Markdown.[1] You'd just create churn, not a fix.

[1] https://www.markdownlang.com/advanced/javascript.html

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There is no "adding HTML features" to Markdown. Markdown is a superset of HTML. You can simply put HTML tags (including script tags) in your Markdown.

If you interpret Markdown that way, all you've done is encapsulate HTML and JavaScript. Nothing gets simpler.

Exactly the problem.

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