I don't know if I'm missing some context, but this seems like a really mean-spirited plug at someone. I would say this isn't appropriate for HN, and I'm not sure who would upvote this.

Here's the Chrome Extension's description:

"So you made it through the first paragraph of the Curator's Code without killing yourself only to find out that your favorite, humble, curator-person Maria Popova is generating money through affiliate links on her self-described "Ad Free" blog.

"You're angry. But don't fret.

"This extension strips Brainpickings of all affiliate revenue––giving you a truly ad free, yet still unbelievably pretentious curatorial experience that you've grown to love."

``` (function drain() { var links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');

  for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
    var link = links[i];
    var href = document.getElementsByTagName('a')[i].getAttribute('href');

    if (href) {
      href = href.replace('tag=braipick-20', '')
    }

    link.setAttribute('href', href);
  };

})(); ```