So to keep using uBlock Origin at its full functionality I'll have to flip a configuration bit on Chrome first?
As long as ublock origin (then incompatible with mainline chrome) is not pulled from the webstore, and as long as there is a simple #ifdef that most linux distros can toggle, I am not really affected by the change. I assume that the same holds for most developers, crucially including the people behing ublock.
(bar the addons hickup which meant it was off for a day, but that was no issue)