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It wasn't my intent to misrepresent your position — The context is right there for anyone to see.

I didn't see anything you wrote that provides extra nuance to the statement. That is - nothing you wrote softens or modifies the quote. Am I right, or did I miss something? You were pretty clear. You even used "literally".

Sure... you went on to say why you see it like that, but that's not what being "quoted out of context" means. Is there some caveat, exception or nuance you were trying to express that modifies what you meant?

As for why I didn't engage further, let me ask you this — what if I tell you JS provides several good use cases for me and people I know? Will you then agree that some people do find good uses cases for JS or will you try to tell me I'm wrong? My impression so far is the latter.

You see what I mean? There doesn't seem to be any point in engaging.

As for the rest - I have no interest in debating BAT, or the advertising world. We largely agree. My point was simply that you misrepresented their value proposition by insisting there was never even a theoretical benefit to users and creators. It's a non-starter for having a useful conversation IMHO.



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