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Get used to it. Crypto related stuff is only getting more influential and adopted. Current prices don't mean anything. Use case and utility of some of them is w

Get used to it. Crypto related stuff is only getting more influential and adopted. Current prices don't mean anything. Use case and utility of some of them is where it's at. BAT from Brave is a good example of a practical application for an alternative ad system. I have been using Brave with the BAT option enabled for over a year and even though I started as a skeptic, I can now say it works relatively well. Is it perfect? No, there a some bugs in their UI for them. Does it accomplish the objectives it was designed for? Definitely. But the most important part at the end of the day is having the option to participate or not. I don't mind seeing an ad every once in a while specially if I can get a cut of how much it cost to display that ad to me.

WithinReason 4y ago
Brave's way of using cryptocurrencies is the only good use of crypto I know of. (There are probably others)
GlassKingdom 4y ago
It uses a MITM attack to inject Cryptocurrency span into webpages. Sorry, it’s indefensible. Nobody is going to “get used to” the modern equivalent of viruses, especially when non-infected browsers are available.
- ea550ff70a 4y ago
  Adoption metrics say otherwise on both their browser and ad system but sure.
- gruez 4y ago
  >It uses a MITM attack to inject Cryptocurrency span into webpages Are we talking about the opt-in ads (which might contain "Cryptocurrency span") or the affiliate codes (which are injected into pages you've already decided to visit)?
  - gtvwill 4y ago
    Man any browser trying to pass off it being acceptable to inject affiliate codes in links just because you were going there anyways is some serious red flags and you should end that relationship promptly. Brave is truly capitalist cancer in browser form. I thought we killed off IE & Netscape. Turns out they had a kid.
    - ea550ff70a 4y ago
      Damn if you think any of that is problematic (which is not because you can opt out, and by default is not enabled), specially from the "capitalist cancer" pov wait until you hear about this obscure browser called Chrome from a company you might have heard called Google. Edit: Forgot to mention, they stopped injecting the links 2 years ago as they claim it was a mistake (maybe, maybe not, but for sure not the case right now) -> https://brave.com/referral-codes-in-suggested-sites/ https://brave.com/referral-codes-in-suggested-sites/.
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WithinReason 4y ago

Brave's way of using cryptocurrencies is the only good use of crypto I know of. (There are probably others)

GlassKingdom 4y ago

It uses a MITM attack to inject Cryptocurrency span into webpages. Sorry, it’s indefensible. Nobody is going to “get used to” the modern equivalent of viruses, especially when non-infected browsers are available.

ea550ff70a 4y ago
Adoption metrics say otherwise on both their browser and ad system but sure.
gruez 4y ago
>It uses a MITM attack to inject Cryptocurrency span into webpages Are we talking about the opt-in ads (which might contain "Cryptocurrency span") or the affiliate codes (which are injected into pages you've already decided to visit)?
- gtvwill 4y ago
  Man any browser trying to pass off it being acceptable to inject affiliate codes in links just because you were going there anyways is some serious red flags and you should end that relationship promptly. Brave is truly capitalist cancer in browser form. I thought we killed off IE & Netscape. Turns out they had a kid.
  - ea550ff70a 4y ago
    Damn if you think any of that is problematic (which is not because you can opt out, and by default is not enabled), specially from the "capitalist cancer" pov wait until you hear about this obscure browser called Chrome from a company you might have heard called Google. Edit: Forgot to mention, they stopped injecting the links 2 years ago as they claim it was a mistake (maybe, maybe not, but for sure not the case right now) -> https://brave.com/referral-codes-in-suggested-sites/ https://brave.com/referral-codes-in-suggested-sites/.
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