Re: [fetch] Aborting a fetch (#27)

I see nothing automatic about requiring every single reference-holder to signal disinterest before an action is cancelled, I see bugs. Promises are also not solely about relinquishing resources, but for asynchronous operations with often observable side-effects, cementing action-at-a-distance as a pattern. I would ask what use-cases merit distribution of control in this manner.

It's not about automatic vs. general, it's about giving up control for no benefit, inviting bugs.

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