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> Does anybody find the constant promotion of Brave on HN annoying? Sometimes it is, but in this case it's actually an hacker newsworthy innovation. > Everyti
by indymike 4y ago
> Does anybody find the constant promotion of Brave on HN annoying?
Sometimes it is, but in this case it's actually an hacker newsworthy innovation.
> Everytime I look at comments its the same handles who are also pro-crypto
I'm 100% not into crypto. I don't like it's environmental impact and I'm not sure it will hold value long term. That said, it is an area where a lot of really smart people are trying to solve big problems... and maybe something of great utility will emerge.
> I can't take a browser serious when there are conflict of interset especially monetary ones in promoting it in public
I'm not sure what you mean here. Brave makes money by doing something other than either asking for donations (Mozilla), advertising (Mozilla, Chrome) or selling your data to whoever (lots of smaller browser companies)? Brave's interest in Crypto is a little strange, but the have made a great product, they are actively innovating, and their browser is really a better chrome than the original.
- soundnote 4y ago> Brave makes money by doing something other than either asking for donations (Mozilla), advertising (Mozilla, Chrome) or selling your data to whoever (lots of smaller browser companies)? That's not correct. Brave is explicitly an advertising company. Their whole schtick is that they nuke nasty ads that track you, and fund their projects with revenue from ads they serve via separate channels that don't track you.