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I switched to Brave

125 points · 245 comments · mindracer

  1. benjaminkiefl · · focus · HN ↗
    "Yes yes yes. Brave was founded by an absolute scumbag."

    The linked source cites: "...a 2008 donation of $1,000 to California Proposition 8, which called for the banning of same-sex marriage in California, and donations in the amount of $2,100 to Proposition 8 supporter Tom McClintock between 2008 and 2010."

    I assume Brendan Eich was already relatively wealthy at the time and that these donations represented a modest fraction of his income. Whatever happened to some nuance in public discourse? How do people who condemn someone’s character so categorically over donations made roughly 18 years ago function in a workplace with diverse opinions,...

    ... or for that matter, navigate society?

    1. assimpleaspossi · · focus · HN ↗
      In my case, I find it doesn't matter to me or, often, anyone I know. So the conclusion becomes I don't care and my only concern is if it is useful to me.

      It's also why I avoid almost all social platforms and, if I land on one accidentally, I look at headlines alone--rarely the comments.

      Oh! Damn it!

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