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Why “boo, hiss” next to Eich’s name? He’s had massive influence on the web as the creator of JS (which I’m not actually fond of for its dynamic typing), and as
by zogrodea 3y ago
Why “boo, hiss” next to Eich’s name? He’s had massive influence on the web as the creator of JS (which I’m not actually fond of for its dynamic typing), and as the once-head of Mozilla.
- jqpabc123 3y agoBecause a fair number of people here don't seem to like his politics and they tend to judge Brave based on this. See below.
- zogrodea 3y agoThat's fair. I believe in selective usage for some things too, but the thought came to me that what happened with Eich getting ousted is probably a very early instance of what people call "cancel culture" these days.
- pseudalopex 3y agoPeople tend to judge Brave on the ad replacement idea. And collecting donations for publishers without knowledge or consent. And inserting affiliate codes. And all the cryptocurrency things. And promoting FTX. See below.