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[-] i_am_hard@sh.itjust.works 105 points 3 days ago

How is brave ever a better alternative to Firefox. What a load of horse shit.

[-] nfreak@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Seriously exhausted of people recommending it. The company itself is extremely concerning and was founded by a right-wing bigot involved in crypto scams. There are far better Chromium-based browsers for those who want that. Brave should be left to rot.

[-] myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website 5 points 3 days ago

To be fair to the video, it presented alternative browsers for those who either aren't happy about recent Firefox changes, or users who want a secondary browser. I'm not a fan of Brave personally, but the video never really makes the claim that Brave is objectively better than Firefox

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

"better" is kind of implied when you suggest "alternatives".

[-] pirat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Is it really? I'd say an alternative is generally just "another option that has (more or less) the same features". Better isn't really implied, as that's someone's subjective opinion.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

why would you bother looking for an alternative with more or less the same features?

because the implication is the app you are using now is unacceptable in some way, and the alternatives are not, hence “better”.

[-] myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website 5 points 3 days ago

“better” is kind of implied when you suggest “alternatives”.

Only with context, which is kind of what I was trying to say. The context was Firefox users who are not happy with its current direction, or people looking for a secondary browser. That kind of makes the only necessary criteria "Not Firefox". Everything else is the creator's opinions of which ones you "must try".

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

exactly, context is important when comparing firefox to brave. firefox is being held to a high ethical standard here where brave is not.

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