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Comment by thenewwazoo | Hacker News Reader

You don't have to turn off any crypto stuff.

Instead, you just get inundated with ads and pop culture garbage whenever you open a new tab.

Not sure why you say this. I've been using Brave for years, and after spending like 20 seconds to turn off the 'show on new tab' things, I get a blank page ( well, with a random photo background ) when I open a new tab.

I've been using Brave forever and agree.

I was referring to

  You don't have to turn off any crypto stuff.

being an argument in favor of Firefox. I have to use Firefox every once in a while and I'm always surprised to see the garbage they peddle on the start page. I know I can turn it off but I never use it enough to bother.

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