> Unfortunately, a browser cannot realistically be controlled by a non-corporate-funded entity (if you don't count a government).

Surely it can, we just need to make it happen. It's actual code that helps here, not nihilism.

To quote the wonderful ladybird project[0] (lead by a person who iirc worked on webkit too):

> Q: Why bother? You can’t make a new browser engine without billions of dollars and hundreds of staff.

> Sure you can. Don’t listen to armchair defeatists who never worked on a browser.

[0]: https://awesomekling.github.io/Ladybird-a-new-cross-platform...