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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 bryanrasmussen »

01284a7e wrote: post #30
wormpilled wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If anyone pays for this they deserve to be scammed.

I don't think it's a scam at all. Will it be around in a week? Probably not. But it's not a scam.

a funny reading - if anyone pays for something that won't be around in a week they deserve to be scammed by some scammer.

that said it seems somewhat close to a scam.

but having said those things I'll just note here, knowing you were not the original poster, that people do not in any way deserve to be scammed because they fall for easy to spot scams.

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

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Post by gu009 »

qq66 wrote: post #48
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?

Why does it have to work long term? Claude Code probably built it in 2 hours. Sell it for as long as it works. If it provides some value to some people during that time, good for them.

> Sell it for as long as it works.

I agree with this in principle, but this seems conceptually at odds with selling lifetime licenses (which this product does). The lifetime license option reads like a statement of intention that they'll be around for a long time, but when the TOS of the underlying services come into play as they do here, offering (or buying) a lifetime license seems like a gamble.

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

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Post by DANmode »

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.

> But then you end up scrolling shorts and other junk.

I do not, because I didn’t install any drugs next to the vegetables.

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

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Post by vishalvi »

Smart approach using MutationObserver to catch dynamically loaded content.

Though I wonder if blocking the content only treats the symptom. The real problem is the shortened attention span.

Could also be really useful for parents trying to manage screen time for their kids.

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

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Post by jstummbillig »

gu009 wrote: post #52
qq66 wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why does it have to work long term? Claude Code probably built it in 2 hours. Sell it for as long as it works. If it provides some value to some people during that time, good for them.

> Sell it for as long as it works. I agree with this in principle, but this seems conceptually at odds with selling lifetime licenses (which this product does). The lifetime license option reads like a statement of intention that they'll be around for a long time, but when the TOS of the underlying services come into play as they do here, offering (or buying) a lifetime license seems like a gamble.

How about: The creator is trying to make some money and is not super concerned with the long view. For-profit activist software.

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

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Post by nicbou »

bonyt wrote: post #20

For YouTube, I've used it in Safari on iOS for a while with UnTrap for YouTube that lets you disable short[1]. On desktop, a uBlock origin filter works[2]. [1]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/untrap-for-youtube/id163743805... [2]: https://github.com/i5heu/ublock-hide-yt-shorts

Untrap is solid. For Firefox I use Unhook

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

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Post by charcircuit »

shlewis wrote: post #25
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?

Selling it is one thing. Making it a subscription is just crazy to me.

If it's providing value to the user month to month then it makes sense to be a subscription. Lifetime license are racing to the bottom for ongoing value.

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

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Post by cemregr »

tim-projects wrote: post #44

> I kept deleting and redownloading Instagram because I couldn't stop watching Reels but needed the app for DMs. Using Instagram only for DMs just means you shouldn't be using it.

I made a similar app, it’s called “Only DMs” free on the app store :)
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