I mean I'm all for old guys flexing old guy knowledge. But I honestly feel sort of stupid for even trying to correct this one because it seems so fruitless.

Software lineage does have some interesting things in it and one of my favorite infographics is the Linux variations family tree they have over on Wikipedia. But I don't see any inherent value in tracking where browsers came from and who begot who from the biblical sense.

Back in the day this produced some really large controversies and led to heavy litigation... https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/5/18/17362452/microsoft-antitrust-lawsuit-netscape-internet-explorer-20-years

But now a days you really just need to decide what is important to you and find the right browser. Performance, compatibility, privacy, customization, integration... Etc... there is a browser for pretty much any application you can think of and generally speaking you are going to have some massive give and takes between them. No such thing as a perfect browser, though Links probably got the closest. 😆