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Re:Show HN: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alterna... by drdaeman on Saturday October 14, 2023 @10:20PM (#37886294)
> Somewhere along the path, we've made a terrible turn

It was a variation of Eternal September that caused it. ;)

The majority of users became non-technical, so the focus had shifted as browser vendors needed to cater to different audiences.

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Re:Show HN: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alterna... by tgv on Sunday October 15, 2023 @03:29AM (#37887711)
Not needed, but could. Google simply exploited that possibility, from the start.
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