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Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by rozab on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:36PM (#24851233)
Profiles definitely have the basic functionality, but I like to keep all my extensions the same across my containers, and it's also easy to set up rules such that a certain site will always open in a certain container. You don't have to think about it at all.
Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by drdaeman on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @11:29PM (#24854617)
I want my extensions to share the base configuration but have some different settings in different contexts.

Like, allow some tracking & advertising for "shopping" container, but block it otherwise. I don't mind having a special self-curated image where my in-scope browsing is tracked and analyzed. Now, I just have a separate browser (Chrome) for this - because it's more straightforward and less error-prone.

Or a sandbox development & local resource management profile where nothing but localhost and LAN addresses are allowed. And then block such access for any other profile - for security reasons.

Or allow, let's say, Grammarly extension on a few selected websites (like HN), where all I write is public and I would benefit from machines aiding my writing without any privacy concerts, but don't give it any chance to see my private correspondence.

Unfortunately, that's not possible with containers, and profiles are quite cumbersome.

Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by blibble on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:57PM (#24852678)
excluding extensions is the exact reason I use profiles (I don't want any with access to my banking)

I use containers liberally also

Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by Farow on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @07:07PM (#24853260)
You can open a private window when doing your banking, extensions aren't allowed there by default.
Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by herewulf on Thursday October 22, 2020 @11:03PM (#24865655)
Good idea but this doesn't save history which can be useful sometimes.