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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Literally the kind of elitist response the OP was lambasting.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

No, noobs need to be told what sucks and what doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay, I'll have a go, since you're a noob with people and how they actually learn and behave: Your advice sucks.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

... so what doesn't? Just saying sucks without saying why or providing a valid alternative is not helping anyone. Rather say something like

"Brave has done some shady things in the past and is based on chromium which is currently doing its best to kneecap adblockers and other privacy tools. If you want a good private browser, you might want to use librewolf instead".