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I assume you are responding to me primarily. This is the issue- Him having 'fuck you' money makes no difference to me. Plenty of rich people do things with a h

I assume you are responding to me primarily. This is the issue- Him having 'fuck you' money makes no difference to me. Plenty of rich people do things with a hidden agenda. Personally I feel like the reason he gave seems far fetched and much less likely then another causation point. So, with Occam's razor in mind I default to my viewpoint that this was likely a issue induced by Ghostery. For what its worth, I also feel like the Flappy Bird guy had a alternative reason to pull his app as well. I wont get into that here though.

jops 11y ago
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furyofantares 11y ago
> Personally I feel like the reason he gave seems far fetched and much less likely then another causation point. Perhaps an understandable (though not very charitable) reaction if you cannot see yourself having the same viewpoint. But I think the existence of other people who believe they would have the same viewpoint means you should view it as less far fetched, or not far fetched at all. You might discount some of this as people incorrectly believing they'd take a view that they presently view as "more moral" without actually understanding how they'd behave. I've had the opportunity to work on some tech that was similar to adblocking, and, without moralizing, I found it highly stressful and quickly chose to work on something else. I encourage you to read my reply here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240713 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240713
- DanBlake 11y ago
  The reason I dont see that viewpoint is I feel it doesnt make sense- See this comment : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240696 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240696
  - furyofantares 11y ago
    The kicking kittens analogy is bad -- we all know we aren't going to like kicking kittens. As I said, I briefly worked on something similar to adblocking. I didn't know it was going to make me miserable until I did it (for maybe 2 months, maybe less).

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furyofantares 11y ago

> Personally I feel like the reason he gave seems far fetched and much less likely then another causation point. Perhaps an understandable (though not very charitable) reaction if you cannot see yourself having the same viewpoint. But I think the existence of other people who believe they would have the same viewpoint means you should view it as less far fetched, or not far fetched at all. You might discount some of this as people incorrectly believing they'd take a view that they presently view as "more moral" without actually understanding how they'd behave. I've had the opportunity to work on some tech that was similar to adblocking, and, without moralizing, I found it highly stressful and quickly chose to work on something else. I encourage you to read my reply here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240713 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240713

DanBlake 11y ago
The reason I dont see that viewpoint is I feel it doesnt make sense- See this comment : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240696 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240696
- furyofantares 11y ago
  The kicking kittens analogy is bad -- we all know we aren't going to like kicking kittens. As I said, I briefly worked on something similar to adblocking. I didn't know it was going to make me miserable until I did it (for maybe 2 months, maybe less).