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by pentagrama·3y ago·view on hn ↗
> I don't understand a lot of the hate for Brave. If you don't like the crypto integration, the ads, etc you can just disable them.

If you buy fruits from a shop that also sells scummy lottery tickets, you at least should accept that other people will bring criticism and skepticism to that shop.

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Do you think the shop should not sell something that some people want because other people don't like it? AFAIK the BAT token hasn't done any material harm to anyone besides maybe some speculators that bought at the peak
I think that the people who don't like it might not shop at that store, and the business should take that into account.

That "should" shit, however, is inviting other people to make a value judgement just so you can attack them for not being libertarian or something, nobody cares. They should do what is best for their business if they want to be successful. They thought that was crypto, and who am I to second guess? As long as they're doing it, or strange advertising shell games, I'm not even their customer, so I don't get a say. I don't think they did anything remotely fraudulent...

How dare someone expect more from their fellow citizens than "shamelessly and with zero morals make as much money as I can through any means". What's with HNs wants so bad to be free from judgement for doing business that can hurt people.
I mean tons of grocery stores sell lotto tickets.....

So do most gas station and random convenience stores. No one complains since you don't have to buy em.

No one complains anymore because in general states regulated that the tickets need to be behind a counter (or behind glass) and entirely unavailable to minors and a portion of sales need to go to remediation tools (addiction PSAs, addiction counseling services) and/or education funds and other taxes.
Agreed, but it's more like the store is aggressively slipping you gambling chips for their questionable casino every time you buy.