This whole post reads like a tantrum. So you don't like modern design convention AND you don't like having to customise the browser to look like how you want… okay.

I fear of the echochamber and incel brigade I will just outline some points that drove me away from FF and the forks.

This tells me all I need to know about this asshole

Easy to complain about it, but when you don't offer a better alternative, it leads nowhere.

1-3 are all just complaining, not a single solution or idea given out here. Some of the best advice I ever got was "Bring me solutions, not problems". Just complaining like this causes people to skip and say "Well this is a waste of time".

4 is just... what.

Now if this was a post that called out specific things and how you would improve them, that would garner engagement and could make really interesting comment, get upvotes, and maybe even get the attention of people who make changes. Negativity begets negativity

bad shitpost

I fear of the echochamber and incel brigade

Wtf this guy is talking about.

Firefox is currently the only usable alternative we have. I'll be on Firefox until first usable release of Ladybird comes out. There's also WebKitGTK and Servo or if you don't need JS there's Netsurf.

I wouldn't ban you over this.

People here might not agree with you, but as long as no one is pulling out any ad hominem and being mean to each other directly etc, then I really don't have an issue with people expressing their opinions about what they think is good or bad about Firefox, as long as it has the potential to be constructive.

It is your right not to enjoy Firefox and no one can tell you not to.

Personnaly, I’m really happy with Firefox for now even if I’m hearing that Mozilla is taking some decisions I don’t like.

I plan on using Firefox as long as there is nothing better with similar value to mine.

Dunno, for now Ironfox and Vanadium as a fallback work for me on mobile. I'm open to alternative browsers when the upstream fails.

I know the title itself will result in a ban

We are not in Reddit my dude. Criticizing something in a productive way without being toxic should never be banned, even if the moderators disagree with your opinion (I assume).

I am a diehard Firefox user since its inception at version 1! And admittely there are couple of problems, especially with the company itself. Even me thinks about switching to a fork, but I still want to keep using the Firefox eco system and dislike the idea of a Chrome based browser.

I am responding to your points. These are no personal attacks or like that and I hope you take my points to heart as I did yours and treat with respect. Just because you encountered some troublesome people in the past does not mean I am one too. I am criticizing some of your critique (and agree on some).

1. the design is shittier every iteration.

It's not that bad for me and it looks similar good to all other browsers. But I am also a person who make modifications in the default configuration and even go so far as to change settings via userChrome.css (no this has nothing to do with the Chrome browser, its just named like that). But your argumentation is understandable here.

2. the tech behind the design is shittier every iteration.

I don't understand this point much. On my system the theme uses "System theme -- auto", which will make it look exactly like what the operating system decides to look for all applications. If you make changes to your operating systems theme, then this should be reflected in Firefox. And this is the correct default configuration every browser should do in my opinion. If you want some specialized settings that look different in your browser, then you have the ability to use other themes.

How does the system theme make Firefox unusable? Are all other applications using the system theme unusable too?? So as said, I don't get the problem here.

Moz again went full god mode and make all decisions for you

Not really. It uses what YOU have decided to use your operating system.

3. the people behind the tech behind the design are shit.

This is just an insult point without explaining anything. This is one of those points that could lead to a ban. And that would be a good reason to! If you do not criticize with respect, then you won't get respect either. Do not insult and then say you got banned.

4. the company behind the people behind the tech behind the design is shit by definition.

By your definition. There are good and bad things of the design people. And we are talking about the designers here right? Not the management. The management of the main company Mozilla is awful, I agree. And the decisions the Firefox team makes are sometimes bad too. So I don't think putting all of them together into one bucket and insult them is a productive comment.

I've been noticing this pattern of them selectively messing things up, to make sure they don't compete with google chrome. Who just so happens to be funding them