Re:I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla
by quitit on Friday November 14, 2025 @11:21AM
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I really don't mind having AI-driven features — if it's an improvement.
Turns out that "if" part is fantastically difficult for some types to fathom, and what we're all experiencing now is just the same add-on tech-stench that has been typical of every digital era before us:
1970s: Calculators, calculators, calculators!
1980s: Miniaturised, digital quartz clocks anywhere they can fit.
1990s: Wouldn't this toaster be better.. WITH A LCD SCREEN?
2000s: MP3 players must outnumber the human population. No object or space should be without shitty, tinny music.
2010s: This easy-to-use device would be wonderfully enshittified by removing all of the buttons and switching to a touchscreen aka "Smart"-appliances.
Turns out that "if" part is fantastically difficult for some types to fathom, and what we're all experiencing now is just the same add-on tech-stench that has been typical of every digital era before us:
1970s: Calculators, calculators, calculators!
1980s: Miniaturised, digital quartz clocks anywhere they can fit.
1990s: Wouldn't this toaster be better.. WITH A LCD SCREEN?
2000s: MP3 players must outnumber the human population. No object or space should be without shitty, tinny music.
2010s: This easy-to-use device would be wonderfully enshittified by removing all of the buttons and switching to a touchscreen aka "Smart"-appliances.
2020s: AI, AI, AI!