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No, I don't think so at the moment. I send small amounts to Wikipedia, and similar projects, but Mozilla? I genuinely don't know what they do. There's a browser
by kayo_20211030 2y ago
No, I don't think so at the moment. I send small amounts to Wikipedia, and similar projects, but Mozilla? I genuinely don't know what they do. There's a browser. It's decent enough, I suppose; but not compelling enough to use as an alternative to something else. OTOH, they do have wicked good documentation. That, I might fund. But, the browser and the other stuff, probably not.
- fsflover 2y ago> but not compelling enough to use as an alternative to something else It's definitely compelling: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43322922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43322922
- kayo_20211030 2y agoI'm a fan of uBlock, but the argument's just not compelling enough for me. I may be dull, but Ads on the internet are like taxes to me; they'll just have to be paid. Sites host ads, nobody else does it. They do it for pretty straight-forward economic reasons. If a site's too annoying, why visit it? Eventually, I hope it all settles down to a decent equilibrium.
- fsflover 2y agoYou would be right if you were talking about ordinary ads, like those DuckDuckGo is using. I'm not blocking that. Most ads today track users and illegally collect huge amounts of information in order to psychologically manipulate you into buying what you don't need.
- kayo_20211030 2y agoTrue. I'm still being presented ads for shoes I bought three months ago. How many pairs can I possibly need? But, seriously, I see that as part of the tax too. Annoying, useless, and tedious. Have I grown callouses?
- fsflover 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33071211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33071211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28682709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28682709