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Re:WebAssembly Studio by josephg on Thursday December 31, 2020 @04:35PM (#25597422)
Do you think buildings shouldn’t be wheelchair accessible, because not many people are wheelchair bound? Most western societies have made the decision culturally that even though its disproportionately expensive, that the cost is worth spending to (as much as is reasonable) make things accessible. (Legislators are on board in many countries too.)

I see your point - this website is really cool and its classic HN to have the top comment complain about a minor point. But also, because accessibility and security are invisible to most of us, vigilance is the only way it’ll happen.

Re:WebAssembly Studio by iratewizard on Thursday December 31, 2020 @10:44PM (#25600650)
> Do you think buildings shouldn’t be wheelchair accessible, because not many people are wheelchair bound?

Businesses should choose to make their business accessible based on cost and profitability. Your eternal vigilance is a joke. It makes sane people wonder what shortcoming you're compensating for.

Re:WebAssembly Studio by josephg on Friday January 01, 2021 @12:15AM (#25601063)
I'm making up for fact that, but for a twist of fate, it could have been me sitting in that wheelchair. It could be me blind, browsing the web with a screen reader and a hope that the websites I visit aren't an incomprehensible mess of divs. Which only happens because somebody was too lazy to spend 5 minutes googling how to style a button with CSS.

I believe its worth burning some of society's resources inefficiently in exchange for evening out the scales of chance a little. Its the same reason I think everyone has a right to free healthcare. (Which is completely non-controversial here in australia.)

Call me names all day if you need to. I stand by my politics.

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Re:WebAssembly Studio by dang on Sunday January 03, 2021 @08:32PM (#25627060)
If you keep breaking the site guidelines we are going to have to ban you. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here.
Re:WebAssembly Studio by orestarod on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:29PM (#25608903)
In most matters, as in life too, you cannot win once and for all, only push through constantly or lose if you don't. Being vigilant at all times about a cause you think is important is usually the only way to go.