if you could pick a standard format for a purpose what would it be and why?
e.g. flac for lossless audio because…
(yes you can add new categories)
summary:
- photos .jxl
 - open domain image data .exr
 - videos .av1
 - lossless audio .flac
 - lossy audio .opus
 - subtitles srt/ass
 - fonts .otf
 - container mkv (doesnt contain .jxl)
 - plain text utf-8 (many also say markup but disagree on the implementation)
 - documents .odt
 - archive files (this one is causing a bloodbath so i picked randomly) .tar.zst
 - configuration files toml
 - typesetting typst
 - interchange format .ora
 - models .gltf / .glb
 - daw session files .dawproject
 - otdr measurement results .xml
 

Resume information. There have been several attempts, but none have become an accepted standard.
When I was a consultant, this was the one standard I longed for the most. A data file where I could put all of my information, and then filter and format it for each application. But ultimately, I wanted to be able to submit the information in a standardised format - without having to re-enter it endlessly into crappy web forms.
I think things have gotten better today, but at the cost of a reliance on a monopoly (LinkedIn). And I’m not still in that sort of job market. But I think that desire was so strong it’ll last me until I’m in my grave.
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