tho it’s disingenuous to act like it doesn’t matter to me, in my experience i’ve perceived it to be easier to work with and less feature-annoying, and subjectively feels less grime-y. i really do dislike firefox by comparison.
yea absolutely, scuffed ass use-case that shouldn’t demand any attention or support.
niche overlap of ppl trying to create funky atproto records that also are stuck away from a proper computer 9 hours a day
hm maybe i’d have to see the context of what inspired this post but i feel like the wack thing there would be the chrome endorsement, and that ff could still matter
not to say that ppl necessarily should soy out over firefox - just that this approach can basically arbitrarily justify anything bad as long as what is interpreted as the realistic alternative is worse
i will say however that my reflection was spurred by being impressed with the futility in certain adversarial interactions and wishing that people took advantage of more creative and indirect methods.
on the other hand, i've had a number of thoughtful and expository engagements lately that felt appropriate and kind. and further still, i still maintain that there are plenty of occasions where overt confrontation is beneficial:
to defend indirect engagement for a moment: partly it's because i think squabbling can sometimes preclude the full expression and development of one's own perspective, and partially it's a matter of some positions best being best expressed in the tone "try thinking of it this way"
over the years i've also become increasingly impressed with all the ways in which i can harm those i care for during the heat of passion. i've won plenty of arguments that have lost me plenty of friends, and i can tell you which constituent i recall more vividly.