Peter Gordon 🇺🇦Switch to Firefox.
Edit: Google have now ditched WEI, but this still shows why it's important to have competition in the browser space.
Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑@Lumpbucket I hate using Firefox but I might have to soon.
@WhyNotZoidberg once you're used to it, it'll be fine.
@Lumpbucket I have used it for years but it just doesn't click with me. Chrome is the best browser for me from an usability standpoint. Trust me I've actually tried them all and compared.
ima@WhyNotZoidberg @Lumpbucket I've used both, they're not that different? I switched from Chrome to Firefox as soon as they made the tabs as processes change, that was the main benefit Chrom(e/ium) had over it. I mostly prefer the dev tools that come with Firefox as well.
@ima @Lumpbucket I have no use of the dev tools so I wouldn't know; the rest tho... I hate the UI and on top of that Chrome just feels... smoother. In everything.
That said most of it is just a feeling. I like it better because I like it better. I ALSO prefer it over all other Chromium based browsers because it does what I need it to do (and so does Firefox of course): It's a window with a browser in it. No AI in the corner, not 43547 functions I will never use, no irritating side bar.
@WhyNotZoidberg @Lumpbucket that's fair, everyone is allowed to have their preferences. I was just wondering if there was something beyond that. I always apply a couple of small customizations to Firefox upon install as well.
apophis@WhyNotZoidberg @ima @Lumpbucket oddly enough i agree with this with the exact opposite conclusion, chrom/ium stuff always felt weirdly "floaty" and unreliable to me somehow, like every action felt like i'm pretending to do something instead of doing it
antipode77But what about all the adverts it wants to show you.
It is getting #Enshittified the last few years.
Initially it was a few adverts, now it is a literal deluge.
This does not bode well.
Same story with youtube. Adverts covering 100% of your screen. Popping up way too often.
https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/31/seize-the-means-of-computation/
Irony : A video about this on youtube.
https://youtu.be/PqyfzTr2XOk?si=Mbk-tx9knpTwRKAs
https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3035-the-internet-con
The Internet Con:
How to Seize the Means of Computation
by Cory Doctorow