in general i try not to dunk but i can't believe that this is something that a mozilla tech lead actually wrote down about the nearly silent introduction of an aggregated advertising system into a browser that is plastered wall to wall in its promotional materials as being dedicated solely to privacy
I think that everyone who cares about the health of the web should probably read some of the posts around here, if it is representative of the attitudes of the mozilla development team at all https://mastodon.social/@Schouten_B/112784434152717689
@jonny This is so reminiscent of my conversations with the folks responsible for shutting down the Mozilla IRC network.
Constantly repeating the same unsupported platitudes (like "ads keep the web running") as if they are an automatic justification that is beyond criticism, without ever actually engaging with the concern being raised.
(In that case, they were originally entertaining moving their official channels to a proprietary platform like Slack or Discord. I was told point blank that the openness of the platform was not a consideration, only the operational complexity was.)
