All of these are valid criticisms. And the elephant in the room is the tiny and ever-shrinking user base. Not only do they fail to confront this single, existe

All of these are valid criticisms. And the elephant in the room is the tiny and ever-shrinking user base. Not only do they fail to confront this single, existentially threatening fact, but they don't even bring it up. It's like the titanic captain listing all the features which will keep you comfortable for the second half of the voyage. The world would be better if firefox could succeed, but it's increasingly difficult to even imagine what this would look like, or how it could come to pass.