The animal called Gopher would like to have a word with you...

That too.

The Gopher protocol was introduced in 1991, and is still in use. Are any of your projects still in use after thirty years?

1. Arguably, the HTTP + HTML web failed. It was designed as a pemissionless hypertext document language, yet more and more of its usage gets rid of every single one of these properties - non-hyperlinkable applications that beg for permission from large monopolies to post something.

2. Success is not the only metric of worth. Nuclear power has "failed" despite being the only reliable solution to meeting the base load of a power grid vs fossil fuels.