Didn’t know where to post this, so hopefully this is the right spot. Please boycott Brave. I’ve recently learned that not only is their CEO bad, but their fanbase is toxic, too. I will no longer be using Brave for that reason.

  • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    I stopped hearing the Bloodhound Gang’s songs I had downloaded when I learned of the Asian Student Union incident they did against Chinese students in an American university. I loved those songs and I stopped hearing them even though they were downloaded.

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      3 years ago

      That’s a principled choice. But the fact that you loved that music means that you understand it was good music even though you have made a conscious decision not to listen to it anymore. I dislike and try to avoid Microsoft products but I understand many things they produce are world class. My point is the argument that you should not use something because of the personal beliefs of someone is foolish. OTOH if Brendan Eich went to a protest or implemented an anti gay policy at Brave, it would be justified to boycott.

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        3 years ago

        Brave does not need personal beliefs to be avoided, even its merit is dogshit as a privacy focused browser. It is a crypto malware scam.