This is a random screenshot he used in hos video for roughly 2 seconds. This is not his tierlist.
Brave is a series scam company.
Exactly I'd even use Chrome before I'd ever touch Brave.
Would you mind giving some context? Ive never used Brave, but my dad does. In which sense is it a "scam"? Would want him to switch if its terrible
People care more about CEO's opinion on politics and hate Web3 crypto more than they understand technical browser stuff.
Brave is far from perfect and the company had their contreveries but honestly if you disable all the cryptocrap and tweak it a tiny bit so it does not show you ads and feature you don't use it is the best chromium browser in regards to security and privacy.
Ungoogled chromium by default can't even compare, it's not crap but brave does so much more than it's better for the vast majority of users.
Just because PewDiePie switched to Linux doesn't mean we should listen to his browser recommendations
True but he's sparking more interest in FOSS so that's still a good thing. I doubt his advice is perfect but if it gets more people started onto their own journey it's a win.
You're right about that, I was moreso saying that his crappy browser tier list isn't worth sharing
Very true, I feel like people miss the point of his own experience and/or opinion
not his recommendations
Not of his. This is a known widespread tierlist made by other person (I do not remember if this came from Reddit, a YT video or what, but it is well known)
Brave 🤮
I know it's been said, but Brave is a hard no. Replace it with Ungoogled Chromium. I haven't seen the video so I don't understand why it's in the "not ideal for a normal human" list, and I am biased since I use plenty of "not for normal" tools.
Why is this guy popping up so much lately on Lemmy? I remember thinking this guy was a piece of shit about a decade ago...
I haven't kept up with the times. Was I right? Or did I become an angry old man 20 years to early?
You could just watch the video
Watching the video is unlikely to answer my question.
It is quite the opposite. It will answer your question in it's first 30secs. Even reading the other comments here will. Lol.
Quite literally the opposite. The first minute does not answer my question about why he has been appearing all over lemmy. Neither do the comments here.
Sure he's trying to degoogle. Hence this post, but that is not what I asked.
Unclear if you're a troll or just choosing to be dense...
You might be trolling. Good luck leading your life with that wit.
What exactly has he done to warrant considering this? He's a yt star, not a privacy expert.
Never seen anoyone rank brave alongside or even above standard firefox.
No Mull?
Isn't mull dead?
It's vitally important to know which browser is preferred by the guy who says slurs to an audience of children
that is not his list, just a random screenshot.
Yeah i just checked the video and it appeared for like 2 seconds as a side note. He never even tried Brave apparently.
I've looked into it and it's not even his tier list, just one he found online.
... I don't think listening to random big influencers is a good way forward (in anything).
(As to the list - others already pointed out everything, y'all nerds know shit! <3)
Ppl focusing on the negative. It's just his subjective list. He doesn't claim to be an expert. Lemmy autism peaking here. More exposure to foss is good guys
Brave? Hard no. Vivaldi? Also no.
Also, where are qutebrowser and Zen?
qutebrowser and IceCat are real top of the game when it comes to privacy. But then, they break some of the sites functionality, especially IceCat who seems to be going under the "if your site doesn't work, it's your site's problem" motto.
Ngl, feel like his tier list is based on usability while avoiding big tech.
Tbh even if this tierlist is not the best or great, it still is "good enough". Plus the most important thing is to get tons of people interested.
I rather have "good enough" tier list that reaches to millions of people, then have a perfect tierlist that only reaches out to less than a dozen people.
Because amongst the millions of people who are interested, thousands of them will do their own research into privacy and dig deeper into it.
Plus right now, the biggest weakness of privacy is the fact that our community is too small to make an impact.
Having someone give this much outreach and influence to attract attention towards privacy is a good thing. (well, as long as their advice are on the positive end of the spectrum, and pewdiepie's advise surely is, even if its not perfect)
Sir, this is 2025, we don't do nuanced opinions here anymore.
LibreWolf W. Missing my boy Zen Browser on there tho
Edit: also RIP Mull 😔✊
Wait. He hasn't crumbled into dust or whatever these "Offputting guy with shit politics who has an inexplicable army of irritating tween fans" youtubers do when they're past their shelf life? I thought he was irritating when I was in high school. That was...what, thirteen years ago now?
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