Well I’m usually browsing for development tools & such and some of them are advertised as an out of store downloads (which would be preferable as I prefer Chromium). You did prompt be to check how hard it is though, so allow me to get back to you in a few ;)
Edit:
I didn’t go through manual process but based on this (rather recent) Adblock guide [1] it’s not very hard.
Of course one could argue that “developer mode” is deterrent enough but - as for contrast - in order to get state mandated esignature to work I had to install some sketchy 3rd party system extensions on MacOS. On Windows it almost felt like malware (as some of the security settings had to be disabled in order for Java installers to run).
My point is - sure Chrome might have secure golden path but people are lured into skipping a lot for freebies/weird requirements and thus permission dialogue should be more informative.
[1]: https://helpcenter.getadblock.com/hc/en-us/articles/97385388...
