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		pessimizer on July 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mozilla Standards Positions Opposes Web Integrity ... Of course a stab is better than decapitation. The point of the analogy is to ask whether the stabber is your friend.

skeaker on July 25, 2023 | [–]

The more apt analogy in that case might be "would you prefer I decapitate you, or forget to buy you a souvenir on my road trip," to better illustrate the difference in severity between Google's and Mozilla's actions.

Ygg2 on July 25, 2023 | [–]

If he didn't decapitate me, but stabbed me instead I'd say he's a friend

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