Stop using proprietary bullshit altogether
Opera today is essentially totally different to the innovative browser from the 2000s. I miss the old Opera.
Vivaldi is trying to become its replacement, but I don’t really want to contribute to the KHTML/Blink/Webkit monoculture.
Also, Stop Using Brave Browser
I only use Brave if I need a Chrome based browser. Otherwise I use Firefox.
if I need a Chrome based browser
I don’t think Chromium has “gone bad”? They make a WIndows and macOS build too, not just Linux: https://chromium.woolyss.com/download/en/
I quit using Opera when it became just another Chromium fork, and never looked back. It seems like that was an excellent decision, lol.