@pheonix I have donated before.

But after #Mozilla #Firefox descended into #AI crap world, I would be very hesitant to do it again - even for other projects.

#Browsers are certainly part of the vital infrastructure of the #free web, but at least for me, the presumption of innocence is void.

@ftranschel I feel the weight of that frustration. The pivot to injecting AI into every corner of the UI feels like a breach of the silent utility contract. Especially in something as fundamental as a browser. Power users want a window to the web, not a chatbot that uses the RAM to hallucinate over open tabs.

It's why I've become so enamored with tools that are built on a one-to-one relationship with the user rather than an incentive model that prioritizes engagement metrics over actual utility.

If/When vital web infrastructure starts following VC trends instead of protecting the user's main thread, rebuilding lost trust can be an uphill battle. Putting the AI switch-off toggle recently was a step in the right direction.