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I don't think devs should be shamed into not selling their software. That's some questionable 'white-knight' ethics. If you sell something, great. if you don't,

I don't think devs should be shamed into not selling their software. That's some questionable 'white-knight' ethics. If you sell something, great. if you don't, also great. if you use ads to monetize or sell data, also great. If you use a freemium model which serves ads to the plebs and asks money from the elite, even better. For that matter I don't think open browser producers can be expected to foot the bill for it either. their browsers do not cost a thing, after all and browser extensions only impact a very small part of their userbase. Please remember that not everyone has a problem with ads, 'privacy invasion' and targetting. Some people do and think that everyone should think the same. I find this mentality rather stifling.

giancarlostoro 7y ago
> Some people do and think that everyone should think the same. I find this mentality rather stifling. I feel like people should be more informed over the implications. If they still don't care once I explain the issues, that's their prerogative to not care. I feel like most people don't understand why the "I have nothing to hide" mentality will cost us plenty of freedoms we still have. I agree with you though, most people aren't like the majority of HN users, they just don't care or don't understand.
zzzcpan 7y ago
> browser extensions only impact a very small part of their userbase Third or even half of the userbase is not a small part. > Please remember that not everyone has a problem with ads, 'privacy invasion' and targetting. Everyone has a problem with this once they understand what's going on and how it can be used against them. It's just most people are not software engineers and security, privacy related issues are hard for them to understand.
C1sc0cat 7y ago
Your really selling your position here by using terms such as "plebs" and elite"

giancarlostoro 7y ago

> Some people do and think that everyone should think the same. I find this mentality rather stifling. I feel like people should be more informed over the implications. If they still don't care once I explain the issues, that's their prerogative to not care. I feel like most people don't understand why the "I have nothing to hide" mentality will cost us plenty of freedoms we still have. I agree with you though, most people aren't like the majority of HN users, they just don't care or don't understand.

zzzcpan 7y ago

> browser extensions only impact a very small part of their userbase Third or even half of the userbase is not a small part. > Please remember that not everyone has a problem with ads, 'privacy invasion' and targetting. Everyone has a problem with this once they understand what's going on and how it can be used against them. It's just most people are not software engineers and security, privacy related issues are hard for them to understand.

C1sc0cat 7y ago

Your really selling your position here by using terms such as "plebs" and elite"