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"Kagi - Better Web for our Children" Well... It's a pass from me. Anything claiming something is "think of the children" is at best facetious.
by dmitriid 5y ago
"Kagi - Better Web for our Children"
Well... It's a pass from me. Anything claiming something is "think of the children" is at best facetious.
- tablespoon 5y ago> "Kagi - Better Web for our Children" > Well... It's a pass from me. Anything claiming something is "think of the children" is at best facetious. That's taking it too far. It's really good to "think of the children," it's just that we have to be mindful of when that's used as a smokescreen to distract from a particular policy's highly objectionable consequences. That kind of expression also has multiple senses (e.g. "children are vulnerable and must be protected" and "we should build a better future for our children to enjoy"). The people behind this browser may not have English as a first language, so they may not be able to precisely tailor their language to English very online sensibilities.
- freediver 5y agoThanks, yes, that was the intent - and I realize it did not turn out to sound in the best way. I thought we'll have time to figure it out before we launch but it did end up getting featured on HN unexpectedly. The core of the idea is a 'more humane web' and we will be adjusting the messaging accordingly in the future.
- dmitriid 5y agoI like "more humane web". Humane part of the web has really disappeared in the past decade or so.
- solarkraft 5y agoI was also thrown off by this line, but I interpret it as intending to improve the internet not through censorship, but promoting freedom (a long way into the future).
- krrrh 5y agoIt seems a lot closer to “Wu-Tang is for the children!” The project is very pro-privacy.