I feel like this could have been completely avoided if Brendan Eich said "I'm sorry. I was wrong. I supported a cause that I no longer believe in." Since that

I feel like this could have been completely avoided if Brendan Eich said "I'm sorry. I was wrong. I supported a cause that I no longer believe in." Since that was in 2008, and people can change their opinions & beliefs. This assumes of course, he no longer believes that marriage only applies to straight couples.