Hey, your upfront, honest, no-excuses post goes a long way, in my opinion.

Shit happens. We’ve all screwed things up - letting everyone know immediately what’s going on means we won’t guess when our shortcut doesn’t work, etc.

Also thanks for the effort you put into this. It’s really helpful.

Fuck advertisers at this point.

Maybe in 1999 I was still with you, but they’ve continually shown, not just disregard for out concerns, but a flat out “fuck you” malicious adversarialism.

So fuck all advertisers at this point. Every fucking last one of them.

I will block them every way I can. I will poison their tracking. I will do everything I can to fuck with them.

Don’t be an apologist for their bullshit.

And if you bring up the “well websites will cost you then”. That’s a whole lotta not my problem. If you want to host a server, that’s your problem how to pay for it.

I currently pay for my internet, and you want me to subsidize your ads by paying my ISP to deliver those ads.

I also pay for my own VPS, and related services, for stuff I want to do, such as provide some services to family and friends. Should I serve ads to them to subsidize my server costs?

I disagree.

If you’re an asshole, people don’t want to work with you, and will actively avoid you.

I’m the IT guru in my family and extended circle. Of the probably 100+ people I advise, none will ever use Graphene now.

They alienate people with their hubris and condescension. Rather than help people understand their perspective, they act like it’s “the only answer”.

That’s never a solution. Discussing pros and cons of different approaches moves us forward, not the Graphene “us VS them” mentality.