Ok, counter points to your counter points:
- We shouldn't have to. Advertising as a browser as being privacy friendly means it should be like that by default, and there is no way to verify if firefox is still collecting telemetry without checking the source code (and I don't think anyone will waste their time doing that).
- No comment needed.
- I phrased it weirdly because it is weird, plus I just hate censorship in general so I'm going to shit on it as much as humanly possible.
- Incorrect, the CEO has a giant paycheck of millions which could go into building firefox itself, and yet he wonders why the project is so desperate.
- Recommending Brave is absolutely vile, please never do that again. If you can't use Vanadium then take a look at one of the many browsers on the F-Droid app store.
- This is an opinionated statement of mine and I won't bother trying to change yours, I just don't like my hands with blood on them, it's dirty.
Little extra: me calling mozilla "modzilla" was just a minor spelling mistake, no need to worry about that.
Although I personally believe that GrapheneOS reigns supreme as the best android rom out there, I can understand why others would use for example CalyxOS. But remember buckos, make sure to check the privacy policy of all applications before using them! Open source browsers are the best, and always will be.