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Idk Brave is not a browser, but some crypto processig application. It tries to be more than browser, but I only need browser, so I am not going to use it.
Firefox seem to do the job just fine. <3
Have you used it? If you don't want you won't really notice anything crypto outside of the "new tab" screen. Not pushing anything onto the user while browsing. I'm not sure what people are talking about. Yes, you can have wallet there and make an insignificant amount of money by allowing their ads.
Yes, I used it and switched to Firefox. Brave had just too much of a "HEY IT'S CRYPTO HERE" sort of UI elements to the point that this whole browser seemed like trash to me.
So I just switched to Firefox and been using it for the past ~1 year or so. Also their fiasco with overwritten URLs so they can make money really helped to push me away.
To me it's just the principle of the thing. A browser replacing ads with it's own is just... weird. The idea of being paid to be advertised to just makes me feel yuck.
The thing that comes up over and over is that all the weird stuff is opt-in. "It's just like firefox, but it has an opt-in homeless person puncher, just in case you ever want that."
Ordinarily I try to be as "you do you" as I can, but the thing that kinda rubs me the wrong way about Brave is that there's so many people so loyal to what seems to me to be a bit weird.
Why not be loyal if they dont force anything upon you? The homeless person puncher is very far from accurate comparison. I see 0 ads and pay no money for it
I think you're missing my point.
I use Firefox, don't see any ads, and don't pay any money.
What is the point of brave?
You can just turn the crypto stuff off, and the nice thing is when you turn it off it actually respects your decision and actually turns off