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> the affiliate codes I'm fine with I would be fine with it if it were opt-in for users who want to support the browser in that way, but silently injecting the

by Rudism 3y ago

> the affiliate codes I'm fine with I would be fine with it if it were opt-in for users who want to support the browser in that way, but silently injecting them across the board is just a scummy thing to do and also likely a violation of any sane affiliate program's terms. A company that's willing to do that loses an unrecoverable amount of credibility and trust in my eyes.

voakbasda 3y ago
I am with you. Their past actions irreversibly tainted their reputation, and they are no longer worthy of our trust. I think society has largely adopted a victim mentality with abusive software these days. We are so used to being betrayed and hurt that we now accept it as normal. It started off innocuously enough, but now we are effectively being hurt on the regular. We have learned helplessness, and that will not end well.
- eganist 3y ago
  > We are so used to being betrayed and hurt that we now accept it as normal. It started off innocuously enough, but now we are effectively being hurt on the regular. We have learned helplessness, and that will not end well. That's not what a victim mentality (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_mentality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_mentality) is. What you're describing is closer to learned helplessness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness), which is different. > Their past actions irreversibly tainted their reputation, and they are no longer worthy of our trust. This is closer to something you might hear from someone with a victim mentality. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this is evidence of such, but certainly this rigidity of thought around being a victim to another's actions contributes to such.
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  It's more that we are so absurdly petty, pathetic, and entitled that we refuse a tiny, minuscule amount of pain for the greater good. Maybe back in 2010 the difference in speed between the browsers mattered but I've used Firefox since version two and as long as you had an ad blocker the speed was NEVER an issue. So now we've given a hostile ad agency control of the internet to save 100ms on certain web site loads. Good job everyone.

by Rudism 3y ago

voakbasda 3y ago

I am with you. Their past actions irreversibly tainted their reputation, and they are no longer worthy of our trust. I think society has largely adopted a victim mentality with abusive software these days. We are so used to being betrayed and hurt that we now accept it as normal. It started off innocuously enough, but now we are effectively being hurt on the regular. We have learned helplessness, and that will not end well.

eganist 3y ago
> We are so used to being betrayed and hurt that we now accept it as normal. It started off innocuously enough, but now we are effectively being hurt on the regular. We have learned helplessness, and that will not end well. That's not what a victim mentality (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_mentality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_mentality) is. What you're describing is closer to learned helplessness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness), which is different. > Their past actions irreversibly tainted their reputation, and they are no longer worthy of our trust. This is closer to something you might hear from someone with a victim mentality. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this is evidence of such, but certainly this rigidity of thought around being a victim to another's actions contributes to such.
mrguyorama 3y ago
It's more that we are so absurdly petty, pathetic, and entitled that we refuse a tiny, minuscule amount of pain for the greater good. Maybe back in 2010 the difference in speed between the browsers mattered but I've used Firefox since version two and as long as you had an ad blocker the speed was NEVER an issue. So now we've given a hostile ad agency control of the internet to save 100ms on certain web site loads. Good job everyone.