> And the theatre analogy is just silly. It's not like shutting down a theatre because someone got shot in it, it's like enacting a "no guns in this theatre" policy instead.
"No guns here" means "Shooters, you will have zero resistance here. Enjoy!".
This is a perfect example of why using hot button issues as an analogy is always a bad idea.
A browser add-on is not a gun. A limited API is not a sign in a window telling you you can't do something, it's a hard restriction that makes breaking rules impossible.
So can we please, please, not turn this into a conversation about gun control? We don't even need an analogy. Everyone here understands browser add-ons.
dang|9 years ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13675485 and marked it off-topic.
untog|9 years ago
A browser add-on is not a gun. A limited API is not a sign in a window telling you you can't do something, it's a hard restriction that makes breaking rules impossible.
So can we please, please, not turn this into a conversation about gun control? We don't even need an analogy. Everyone here understands browser add-ons.
unknown|9 years ago
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