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Instant indication the person has either swallowed a lot of marketing kool-aid, or is a grifter.
I never pass up the opportunity to point out that Brave is basically a scam
https://twashingtonledger.com/brave-browser-privacy-scandal-goes-right-to-the-heart-of-brave/
https://eathealthy365.com/brave-browser-s-controversies-downsides-explained/
https://www.lifewire.com/brave-browser-falls-short-of-its-promises-of-privacy-5206799
The thread Rekall linked shows me defending Waterfox, a more ethical Firefox fork, getting browser-based (read: fast) ad blocking installed and enabled by default.
Brave does suck, and this is a much better article about why IMO: https://thelibre.news/no-really-dont-use-brave/