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The idea of an extension-free browsing experience is horrific, to me. I couldn't live without uBlock Origin.

Browsing without extensions is fine if you're okay with being tracked and bombarded with advertisements ad nauseam.

I could cope with using few extensions — and I do try to use as few as possible — but I would not enjoy using none.

ok so one single extension. I'll give you that one. But also something I think should be built into privacy section of browser.

Well, I'd say NoScript (or equivalent) and HTTPS Everywhere are rather important, too. I believe a resource blocker and HTTPS redirect could both be things built into browsers, true. But as it stands they're extensions, and pretty important ones IMHO.

And this is assuming you only use your browser for general web surfing; there are a plethora of other extensions I use that really simplify my browsing experience, but that I wouldn't consider crucial. I similarly can't live without RedditEnhancementSuite for reddit, for example. There's just so much that extensions have to offer.

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