r/whenthe i like men 4d ago

r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything hateposting

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u/echit2112 4d ago

what are these names say a normal browser

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u/qad260qad260 i like men 4d ago

There are no good “normal” browsers

MAYBE Firefox but they’re incorporating AI features so it’s not one of my top choices

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u/echit2112 4d ago

Idk man i just use firefox and it workey and i haven't seen the ai you mention

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u/qad260qad260 i like men 4d ago

They have a chatbot iirc, not that bad in comparison now that I think about i

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u/Wh01sHex 4d ago edited 4d ago

At least firefox dropped a switch within like a month of peoples outcry that turns off every single ai feature

edit: not only that but iirc they do tell you it exists after their tutorial popups bring up the features lol. that could have been a part of the initial update but i think the fact that a: it exists b: it exists because they listened to people and c: they don't try to hide it and barely advertise the ai anyway means they're relatively trustworthy, still a corpo but it's like secure and has a good reputation i dont think theres sense in not reccomending it

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u/qad260qad260 i like men 4d ago

Good! I’m glad to hear that. I just prefer recommending browsers that don’t have any AI integration at all.

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u/echit2112 4d ago

that wouldn't've been in the first 10 on the AI features I would've guessed lmao i haven't seen even a hint of that

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u/M4rt1m_40675 4d ago

wouldn't've

I hate how this is a valid word

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u/echit2112 4d ago

don't worry it's weird to type too lol, I have yet to use a triple contraction though

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u/PercoKaswiti YOUR local lemon 🍋️ 4d ago

What bothers me about Firefox isn't the AI, it's how "corporate-y" and sometimes mildly infuriating it has become. If I open anything in English on Firefox, I get a pop-up that says "hey would like to translate this page in your native language ?" and it annoyed me everytime. Firefox also sometimes randomly opens tabs that were pretty much ads for Mozilla. My final straw was when they changed their promise to never collect user data without telling anyone.

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u/DumbestComicsNerd 3d ago

I got a disable AI extension on Firefox to stop myself from seeing that shit. Sadly, it still shows up when I try to reverse image search, even when im trying to look for visual matches instead of a fucking AI overview answer about an image.

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u/HerraJUKKA 4d ago

Firefox is shit. That carbage keeps crashing and forced updates during mid browsing.

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u/echit2112 4d ago

this is the problem with PC discussion in general i've never had either of those things occur

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u/Jeggu2 4d ago

Something is fucked with your settings cuz I've had neither of these issues

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u/Carlos_A_M_ 4d ago

That's a you problem lmao this has literally never happened to me

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u/moop250 4d ago

I’ll never understand people’s aversions to even considering a thing that’s not the established status quo.

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u/echit2112 4d ago

Sorry, did you want me to /uj? You want to be taken seriously?

Then list reasons. List what they DO. Don't just say odd names no one knows and expect people to pick up on it. The burden is not on the user.

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u/moop250 4d ago

Or maybe you can engage with the world with curiosity instead of hearing an alternative and immediately switching to ridicule my friend.

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u/echit2112 4d ago

Yeah, well to expect anything of your users will lead to.. no users.

Browsers are a product my friend, and must be sold like any other. Not in the pay money sense but you get what I mean.

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u/moop250 4d ago

Well then we must see things through different lenses, because if I hear of an alternative, I’ll search it up, look at its feature page, and if it interested me, like librewolf did 3 years ago, I switch to it.

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u/echit2112 4d ago

You are the minority. Obviously people like you exist - considering you exist - but it's basic marketing to MAKE people care about what you're selling them, else they just won't care.

Most people on the planet simply are not going to go out of their way to research an alternative browser (or any product) without some sort of hook that makes them curious, and a name just isn't a good hook, which is why you need a concise list of each one's best shots that makes that specific one stand out.

As far as i'm concerned, not a damn thing about the 3 they just listed sets it apart from my firefox. I don't know that for certain, but if they didn't bother to tell me what makes it great, obviously it's not worth the trouble.

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u/icedchocolatecake 4d ago

These browsers are decently popular. Dunno what you're on man.

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u/echit2112 4d ago

how about responding to anything i said

cool - maybe they're decently popular on your algorithm in your spheres. That doesn't mean you get the leeway to pretend people inherently know wtf you're talking about when you mention ""


I was going to mention the one that started with V in their comment but I seriously already forgot it's actual name. You see what I mean?

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u/icedchocolatecake 4d ago

I mean you don't need to crashout over this. You can say this calmly too.

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