Ah, I see, you’re a contrarian who just wants an argument. That’s not really my bag so this will be my last message.

Yes, the likelihood of the average person downloading Librewolf is slim. Using or not using Librewolf doesn’t make someone lazy. Not reading and toggling every setting in Firefox doesn’t make someone lazy either.

You’ve just explained that to make Firefox secure you need to watch some video of someone that you hope knows what they’re talking about. What if they miss something? What if they’re talking shit? I know, shocking, people lying on the internet, but it happens.

Firefox is a big name browser used by many people of varying backgrounds and technical ability. It should be secure by default. It is not. Librewolf I recommended to anyone reading this thread, which is probably someone tech savvy enough to try a different browser. But not all people are that tech savvy.

The root issue is Firefox not being secure by default. If there was no profit motive for Mozilla it likely would be.

The problem is not laziness, that’s what a nerd whose hobby is computers would do. The average person is not searching for videos to learn how to toggle the settings of their web browser, ffs. Firefox should be secure by default.

That asterisk is a problem though, having to go through and make it secure is an issue. What if you miss a setting? What if you misunderstand a setting? None of it is particularly upfront and easy. It doesn’t ask you when you first install it to set this stuff up, it encourages you to just get stuck in and start using it straight away.

It’s not too complicated for a nerd whose hobby is computers or someone who has studied computers, but for the layperson it’s too much.

That’s why Librewolf is so good. It’s secure by default, with all the settings toggled to privacy and you can ease that off if you wish, for convenience or whatever.

Firefox essentially can’t seem to decide if they want to be FOSS or capitalist, that’s an issue.

Holy wild speculation pulled right out of your arse, Batman!

https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Mozilla

Scroll down to Excessive Executive Pay.

Mozilla has zero financial issues. Mozilla is a non-profit that is actively investing, and receiving dividends and interest in return. A nonprofit that is generating millions in revenue for essentially nothing and paying their executives fat stacks. They have zero reason to need to do this beyond greed and disregard for their user base.

If by English you mean Arabic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals

With Meta, Google, Amazon, and Apple on board the fascist train I don’t think the people will see. The revolution will not be televised because algorithms will filter it from our news feeds.

That’s why the Fediverse is so important but even if it succeeds and people can communicate freely we need to then worry about AI generated propaganda flooding and poisoning the well. Whether that be text, images, or videos

I’m not optimistic, but, there’s still a glimmer of hope deep down inside somewhere

It’s a real cover https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/edition/not-again/

Oh legalese! The language used to explicitly state what people can and cannot do, specifically stating they can do what they want? Oh that’s okay then. If it were in plain English I would be worried.

/s

Why?

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-donates-1-million-trump-inauguration-1236265079/

When the fuck did The Guardian become locked behind an account?

Sign in is the only way to view articles now? Fuck that.

First they came for the socialists…

And yet, it’s still the right answer

I think it’s fair considering they’re stating Elon has no allegiance to any country. He’s a billionaire. He’s the billionaire. He’s beyond borders. This is a game for him.

I think it’s also important to highlight his South African origins. South Africa is a famously racist country which his family was/is part of the elite of. His Nazism and white supremacist views didn’t materialise from nowhere.

They’re on a slippery slope, yes, but they’ve not slid down it. Their words were reasonable.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger