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Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Re: Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Post by tombert »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #29
tombert wrote: post #28

Does anyone know if the "Show Fewer Shorts" thing on YouTube actually does anything? I choose that every time it gives me shorts and as far as I can tell the frequency isn't being decreased at all.

I think it lasts for about a month.

It doesn't seem to work for even a week though. In fact I'm not sure it lasts even a day; I feel like I'll do "show fewer shorts" and still see a bunch of shorts recommendations a few hours later.

I wish they would just have a "don't show shorts at all" option.

Re: Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Post by normie3000 »

Gigachad wrote: post #16
convexly wrote: post #5

The fact that someone had to build a separate app just to get the version of Instagram from 5 years ago says a lot.

I hate how we have bundled useful things alongside addiction building media. It’s like if supermarkets had drugs next to the vegetables. You can’t just leave your phone at home because you need it to 2FA at work or maps. But then you end up scrolling shorts and other junk.

Well supermarkets do have high-sugar ultraprocessed snacks right next to the check-out counter, so I think your analogy is spot on.

Now I just need to vibecode a plugin for my smart glasses to filter out those snacks.

Re: Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Post by skeeter2020 »

bryanhogan wrote: post #27
princevegeta89 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, you don't even have to fight these patterns or these apps Just stop using these stupid apps overall. 95% of the content you find on them is useless. And today, a staggering amount of content is also fake AI crap. Save your sanity and time and remove these apps.

Yes, I think it's good to uninstall these apps from time to time as well. Deleting and never using them again doesn't work for everyone though. For me it's useful to stay in contact with people, I also use them to promote work as well as find cool events.

>> I also use them to promote work as well as find cool events.

- like everyone else, hence the algo-driven push to keep you engaged and scrolling.

Re: Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Post by jatins »

danpalmer wrote: post #4

Doing this as a browser extension is one thing, but selling an interface to Instagram and YouTube sounds like it's very risky. What's your basis for thinking this will work long term? I see you're selling yearly or lifetime subscriptions, suggesting you think the product can exist. There have been many attempts at this in the past that have been taken down, why is Dull different?

You can't have extensions in mobile browsers, right? While this seems like it targets mobile users.

Re: Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Post by foopod »

jatins wrote: post #36
danpalmer wrote: post #4

Doing this as a browser extension is one thing, but selling an interface to Instagram and YouTube sounds like it's very risky. What's your basis for thinking this will work long term? I see you're selling yearly or lifetime subscriptions, suggesting you think the product can exist. There have been many attempts at this in the past that have been taken down, why is Dull different?

You can't have extensions in mobile browsers, right? While this seems like it targets mobile users.

Not in Chrome or iOS probably. But Firefox for Android supports extensions.

Re: Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)

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Post by ehnto »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #29
tombert wrote: post #28

Does anyone know if the "Show Fewer Shorts" thing on YouTube actually does anything? I choose that every time it gives me shorts and as far as I can tell the frequency isn't being decreased at all.

I think it lasts for about a month.

Such a scummy UX pattern, a long with the "not right now" or "maybe later" stuff.

The argument I have heard is that a user might forget they disabled the feature, but perhaps they actually wanted it. Apparently we're all too stupid to use a Settings section.

I am definitely seeing a dichotomy in software, there is software that accepts you have your own brain cells capable of operating the software. Then there is the software that expects, hopes even, that you only spark enough neurons together when the jolt of a video finishing rattles your brain, enough to scroll to the next one.

We should stop using the dumb software, lest we be trained to be dumb too.

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