This is HN virtue signaling. Some fringe tool that ~nobody uses is held to a different, weird standard and must be the one to kneecap itself with a pointless ge

This is HN virtue signaling. Some fringe tool that ~nobody uses is held to a different, weird standard and must be the one to kneecap itself with a pointless gesture and a fake ethical burden. The comparison to DRM makes sense. Gimping software to disempower the end user based on the desires of content publishers. There's even probably a valid syllogism that could make you bite the bullet on browsers forcing you to render ads.