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It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. (mastodon.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Live_Let_Live@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ram@bookwormstory.social 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

What makes you so confident? It's not as though the internet's "fine" right now compared to where it was 20 years ago.

EDIT: I see your entire personality is hating Mozilla, and apparently that means people can't hate Chrome too. Gonna just block this google shill.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

20 years ago the Internet was pretty broken if you didn't use IE.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I see your entire personality is hating Mozilla

I've noticed a significant uptick in the number of users here who actively hate on Mozilla. Granted, Mozilla makes some baffling design choices (let me disable the QR code reader in the address bar on mobile FFS), but it's never about that. It's always about Mozilla being too "woke" or whatever.

Just the exact caliber of person you'd expect to use a browser such as Chrome, in spite of knowing better, and then to gloat about it.

[+] Engywuck@lemm.ee -10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Are you talking about me? I've been on FF for about 20 years, until Mozilla keept pushing crappy changes (despite unfavorable feedback from beta and nightly users). I ditched it in 2021 for something that works better for me. That, plus a bunch of controversies about Mozilla's (mis)management, made me stop supporting them and advocating for FF. FYI, I don't use Chrome, even if I use a chromium-based browser. And no, I don't feel guilty because of this. Whay should I?

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess it was more of a general statement. I didn't intend to target you specifically, just a trend I've seen. I've seen people link to statements made by Mozilla about things like supporting LGBT+ rights, and taking issue with that sort of thing, or who say they don't care if the Brave CEO is actively disseminating bigotry. Y'know, the type of person who watches the Quartering and complains that we've become too "woke" and too sensitive.

I don't think you should feel guilty. Even if you're one of the people I'm describing above, I don't think you should feel guilty. I just think you should opt to change. According to every therapist I've seen, guilt is pretty counterproductive for everyone involved.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm all for LGBT+ people rights and whatever. Eich is not my friend and I don't agree with his personal views. Still, the "tool" they make is more appealing for me than competing "tools", so...

I don't actually feel guilty, of course. That was just an overstatement.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

...so you will actively support a bigot.

Finished that statement for you.

You are part of the problem. I'm done talking to you, but I do hope you get better.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee -2 points 10 months ago

Nice way to deflect the discussion, using the "bigotry card" is what Mozilla's fans love to play.

You know, I think even people who are politically at my antipodes have a right to a job and a salary. But whatever. Have a nice day.

[–] utubas@lemm.ee -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol the sense of superiority from you is hilarious.

He uses Brave, therefore he is a bigot homophobe.

Sadly it is not difficult to find people following this logic on Lemmy.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

No, I said he is actively supporting a bigot, because he is, which to me is unethical and unconscionable.

Stop putting words in my mouth.

Edit: It's always hilarious to me when these people go off about how I'm aCtInG sUpErIoR just because I adhere to the bare minimum of empathetic choices. Says a lot more about them than it does about me.

I've also noticed most of these shitlord accounts are from Lemm.ee. They don't vet their application at all, huh? Just let anyone in.

[–] utubas@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

Actively supporting a bigot envolves a bit more than just using a browser, to which most people are oblivious of who created it or what is ther stance on X matter.

And yes, it's the lemm.ee instance not filtering their users that is the problem. But nice try, buddy!

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does google listen to your feedback?

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee -3 points 10 months ago

I don't use Chrome