I want a free solution because that's the standard in the space. I shouldn't have to pay money to make a browser with less features have parity with a better developed one.
Speaking only for me, I'm OK with paying, but trusting browser extensions, as they currently exist, is hard.
Do you know how Safari content blockers are implemented? They by design cannot do much malicious stuff.
Well that’s why they’re adblocking to begin with - to prevent monetization