If product usage signals an organization that you're happy with their leadership choices, then doesn't leaving Firefox for Chrome/Chromium signal to Google that you're happy with theirs? Is that really a better message?

I'm not advocating for Firefox here. It's the browser I use, but there are other options out there. Safari is obviously an option for people in the Apple ecosystem and another user suggested Pale Moon. I think there are even justifiable reasons for using Chrome/Chromium. Like I said, I don't want Firefox to become dominant. I want browser diversity.

I switched to Brave. To me, it seems like the best compromise.

Their leadership has sold their soul to Google already. Checkout the executive pay issues, and how 95% of the money comes from Google. Moz is just a lightning rod for Google these days. Change has to come from the top, and if Firefox became a serious competitor by fixing their usability issues then Google would kneecap them, subtly and privately at first by exerting pressure on the executives about whether the money spigot would dry up ..