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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

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[–] Teodomo@lemmy.world 120 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

What's your alternative?

EDIT: Oh I just found in the profile. It's Brave. I used it for half a year before I got tired of the crypto ads sneaking into my home page's links no matter how many times I deleted them and of some other stuff. I prefer Firefox's UI. Also I don't expect any browser to be 100% ethical but Brave is below Firefox in that list for me

[–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you truly cared about the state of the internet youd only browse websites with wget and text editors

Or something

[–] dewritochan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

https://lynx.invisible-island.net/ come now, we don't have to be barbarians, there's text browsers out there

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It doesn't matter and it's irrelevant here. I just despise Mozilla and their false morality. Use whatever you want.

[–] antisoma@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not irrelevant since you stated Firefox is less good than what you are using now. Of course people are interested in a feasible alternative. So, since you introduced it, what are you using instead?

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I said that I feel it's less good. I'm not going to tell people what they should use and I surely won't tell them to use the same browser I use. People should simply use whatever they prefer/suits them best.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you'll rather give in to blatant corporate greed?

What kind of Alt-Right logic is this?

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I didn't know I was so evil that I'm doing the world a worse place just because I prefer a different browser. And I'm ideologically far form alt-right, btw.

OTOH, talking about corporate greed:

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that is a funny graph. Even assuming the data is true, it deliberately missrepresents market share as usage. Which pretty much neglects the fact hat maybe a person or two and a device with a browser or two have entered the market since then.

Also it does not have any information on source of the data, methodology, definition of the terms etc. So it is pretty much worthless as an argument.

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that is a funny graph. Even assuming the data is true, it deliberately missrepresents market share as usage. Which pretty much neglects the fact hat maybe a person or two and a device with a browser or two have entered the market since then.

Fine, so on the same basis we can also reject the "chromium dominance" argument, which is the main selling point of Mozilla.

[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dunno. Using Microsoft Edge feels like good enough for me.

[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That doesnt really have anything to do with what I said?

That said, the reason Edge feels like good enough for you is probably because you don't know very much about / haven't tried other browsers.

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nice detective skills. I have the opposite view about Brave/Mozilla. But fine, we can agree to disagree and still be (virtual) friends.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Opposite view of what? Brave is peddling crypto bullshit

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We don’t wanna be friends with crypto-bros here.

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool. On my part I, as a non crypto-bro, don't want to be friends with stupid people. So, I'll ignore you from now on.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago

Nice one mate. Looks like your personality is well-received here. Maybe going back to Reddit might suit you better.