How did it become sluggish?

Desktop is taking a bit to render after a reboot (which I need to do very rarely, admittedly), apps definitely got slower to open, a small delay in actions here and there - it started feeling a bit sluggish compared to before and it felt like it's deteriorating over time - but slightly.

I think it's very likely due to OS updates, like other people are commenting on. It probably doesn't happen to everyone, and maybe doing a clean reinstall helps (I tried all the standard stuff - rebuild caches etc).

developers, not end users

>Anyone can build a custom extension to do anything an extension is allowed to do

Yes, that's why google moved to manifest v3 and extensions can't do as much.

Can't they just modify the browser itself with an injection into the executable

surely there is a way around that

Operative work there is 'just'

Can't we just build a new internet

okay and AI makes that easier than ever?

Have a MVP?

run a redlib instance, bots hit these hard: https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib

No, I saw you take the $5. Good luck convincing the police you didn't.

Nice. I like the submission page too, adding fonts to Google Fonts is a nightmare.

This whole saga has been insane. New Zealand is a vassal state.

one step at a time

Not true. At the very least it can leak your IP address. There's a reason whatsapp & other messaging services have an internal proxy for generating web previews.