Firefox vs Chrome performance and philosophy debate

Key claims

Chrome is faster and more efficient than Firefox, making the open-source argument insufficient reason to switch.
A Firefox feature or development was funded through community donations and is appreciated by users.
A user successfully vibe-coded a Firefox extension that identifies songs and reports it as functional.
Survey of which web browsers /g/ users prefer and their stated reasons.
User reports Firefox uses more than double the RAM of Brave despite fewer extensions, contradicting efficiency claims.

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/g/109434140 ↗ live · archive skeptical evergreen 10 replies User reports Firefox uses more than double the RAM of Brave despite fewer extensions, contradicting efficiency claims.
/g/109402290 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 63 replies Survey of which web browsers /g/ users prefer and their stated reasons.
/g/109394164 ↗ live · archive appreciative evergreen 58 replies A Firefox feature or development was funded through community donations and is appreciated by users.
/g/109401177 ↗ live · archive excited developing 25 replies A user successfully vibe-coded a Firefox extension that identifies songs and reports it as functional.
/g/109378079 ↗ live · archive dismissive evergreen 10 replies Chrome is faster and more efficient than Firefox, making the open-source argument insufficient reason to switch.