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Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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pen2l wrote: post #13

I've gotta share something -- so, I think I have a bit of an addiction with YouTube and I'd been thinking about how to shake it off. I didn't get round to it for whatever reason (blocks in modem settings maybe), but one day a month or so ago, if I went to YouTube, I saw this screen: https://i.imgur.com/OIL0jSE.png Not extremely sure why this happens (I reckon it has to do with my use of adguard), but anyway I noticed…

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Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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Post by kolja005 »

pen2l wrote: post #13

I've gotta share something -- so, I think I have a bit of an addiction with YouTube and I'd been thinking about how to shake it off. I didn't get round to it for whatever reason (blocks in modem settings maybe), but one day a month or so ago, if I went to YouTube, I saw this screen: https://i.imgur.com/OIL0jSE.png Not extremely sure why this happens (I reckon it has to do with my use of adguard), but anyway I noticed…

I use an app called Jomo to block YouTube, as well as about 10 other distracting applications. It runs on every device I have and makes it very challenging to use the app when I feel the urge to. For a long time I convinced myself that I needed to keep some access to YouTube because there is obviously some meaningful content on the platform. After having it completely blocked for a few months I have come to realize that there is nothing on the platform that is absolutely essential for me to be able to view, and that the downside of getting distracted was not at all worth it.

Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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Post by klysm »

proee wrote: post #25

Are there any browsers that are text only with nice formatting? Would be great to style the page just based of h1, h2 etc and make it beautiful to read from a typography formatting perspective.

I mean there is reader mode but your mileage will vary depending on the site markup

Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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Post by koito17 »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #26

Firefox extension please

Unfortunately, this extension decides to use Chrome-specific APIs rather than the standardized (and comprehensive) WebExtensions API. The good news is that people have written portable extensions with identical (or greater) functionality.

As others stated in the thread, ImageBlock and uBlock both have settings to toggle images. There's also ImageBlock X which provides a single button to toggle image blocking, like the extension in this thread.

Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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Post by gr8r »

pen2l wrote: post #13

I've gotta share something -- so, I think I have a bit of an addiction with YouTube and I'd been thinking about how to shake it off. I didn't get round to it for whatever reason (blocks in modem settings maybe), but one day a month or so ago, if I went to YouTube, I saw this screen: https://i.imgur.com/OIL0jSE.png Not extremely sure why this happens (I reckon it has to do with my use of adguard), but anyway I noticed…

I just blocked YouTube using hosts file this week. Haven’t missed it. But no more random time sinks.

I had offloaded YouTube on my phone since the phone is out of storage. Not going back.

Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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Post by gmiller123456 »

zeta0134 wrote: post #14
pen2l wrote: post #13

I've gotta share something -- so, I think I have a bit of an addiction with YouTube and I'd been thinking about how to shake it off. I didn't get round to it for whatever reason (blocks in modem settings maybe), but one day a month or so ago, if I went to YouTube, I saw this screen: https://i.imgur.com/OIL0jSE.png Not extremely sure why this happens (I reckon it has to do with my use of adguard), but anyway I noticed…

For YouTube, I pay for premium because I already block ads, and it feels proper to support creators that way. Then I use my content blocker to remove the sidebar and the end screen overlay, both of which are stuffed with distracting elements. I've bookmarked my subscriptions page, and if creators I like haven't uploaded anything I'm interested in watching, I just close the tab. This took some effort, but it works won…

Patreon is probably better, IMHO. From what I understand, Youtube Red pays out your subscription money proportionally based on how long you watch their videos. To me, that just seems to encourage them to waste your time, rather than focus information density. With Patreon you decide who gets how much.

Re: Show HN: Tiny Chrome extension to disable images to reduce distractions

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Post by adolph »

pen2l wrote: post #13

I've gotta share something -- so, I think I have a bit of an addiction with YouTube and I'd been thinking about how to shake it off. I didn't get round to it for whatever reason (blocks in modem settings maybe), but one day a month or so ago, if I went to YouTube, I saw this screen: https://i.imgur.com/OIL0jSE.png Not extremely sure why this happens (I reckon it has to do with my use of adguard), but anyway I noticed…

A technique that helped me (after started meditation/setting my intentions/etc) is turning off the autocomplete for “top sites” and “browsing history.” It doesn’t block anything but adds just enough friction that I can remember my intentions and make a non-automatic decision.
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