This sentiment of "modern web has failed" is echoed often but it is always a generalization. Do I want to stab my eyes out every time I go to a news site? Probably. But there are good websites out there, many of which are "modern." It's not about web as a technology or frameworks or even "webdev culture." Some companies just decide having a good website isnt worth it.

Sidenote: I also think there might be too many websites in general. I always kind of think between Wikipedia and archive.org and other information Freedom projects that's all we need. Maybe a little IRC as a treat :)