As usual, Google snooped on my cryptocurrency investment activities and showed me related articles on my Google feed. So, the machine was running hot, and I still did not want to look over Chrome. No! I do not copy-paste!) with a few other apps I need in the background.

I usually code and have multiple tabs open on Chrome (Yes, stack overflow. The ad problem persisted, and as usual, Chrome was devouring the memory of my base model 2017 Macbook Pro. I went back to Chrome to put up with its snooping in return for a good overall experience. I used it for two days and realized that Edge wasn't as fast as Chrome, and there were minor flaws and aesthetic decisions that I was nitpicking on. I was pretty happy with how my extensions still worked and how it respected my privacy. I installed Edge and imported all my settings from Chrome, and I was all set to go. Even before I could think about switching browsers, an article showed up on my Google feed, 'Why Microsoft Edge is better than Chrome?' (Oh, how nice of you Google) The embarrassing ads and this article made me want to give Edge a shot I still hadn't uninstalled Chrome, though. The AdBlock extension wasn't doing a great job at stopping these ads either. It gets bizarre to the point where Google starts showing you embarrassing ads. It is indeed good to have stuff show up when you have wanted to check it out for quite some time, but sometimes Google goes overboard, and that's where things get a little creepy. I'm the kind of person who finds it stupid to cover the webcam (unless I have a sticky note full of credentials on my fridge), so I guess its quite clear already that I'm not high on privacy concerns but what bothered me the most was how much information Google was extracting from me. Chrome has been my go-to for almost a decade now.

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