Post #4051457

2026-07-24 01:32 UTC

To make clear my reasoning behind my thoughts, a little story: I made the decision to adopt veganism well over a decade ago. One evening I had a realization that my values were not aligned with my actions, I did not like that feeling, so I did something about it. I've recently realized that I'm feeling that same kind of dissonance again. Firefox, or any modern web browser, has progressed to a point where using it has began to come into conflict with some of the deepest values I hold.

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@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 01:39

Because of this I am not overly concerned with appeals to notions like "market share" or "average users" as an end to themselves. I firmly believe that this software, in it's manufacture, in the way that "features" are exposed to the people who use it, in the philosophical direction of it's roadmap is unethical; it is introducing harm into the world. And my first priority and motivation is to minimize or entirely eliminate my participation in those systems in whatever way I practically can.

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@chris@nutmeg.social 2026-07-24 02:06

@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social "dissonance" is a good word. I've been feeling that a bit with eating meat.

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