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Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

#71

Launches it only one Chrome lol.

Trust me, as a firefox user, it pains me too! But it is undeniable that Chromium browsers have a massive market share. I'd love to see Firefox/some non-chromium browser win.

More context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45916800

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

#72
Would be happy to pay for this if I could write a prompt for how i want it to re-shape any page I visit! Like add specific instructions, etc.

This is awesome work - I can already imagine using this to hide features I don't want to see on websites at certain times.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

#73
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It's a freaking browser extension. Not trying to insult anyone or be negative, but I genuinely don't understand why anyone would invest money into this.

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Its hype and rise, or it's trust-betrayal and downfall?

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

#74

Would be happy to pay for this if I could write a prompt for how i want it to re-shape any page I visit! Like add specific instructions, etc. This is awesome work - I can already imagine using this to hide features I don't want to see on websites at certain times.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but that is exactly what we do :)

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

#75

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> 1. How deep does the modification go? If I request a tweek to the YouTube homepage, do I need to re-specify or reload the tweek to have it persist across the entire site (deeply nested pages, iframes, etc.) If you're familiar with Greasemonkey, we work similar to the @match metadata. A given script could have a specific domain like ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5Ei8bMmUk ) or all videos ( https://www.youtube.…

Can you answer question 7?

I doubt that they know. It's too early to figure something like that out.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

#76

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I agree that it should be open-source, but I think it can still be a YC company. Improving the user experience on the web is definitely a billion-dollar market.

It's a freaking browser extension. Not trying to insult anyone or be negative, but I genuinely don't understand why anyone would invest money into this.

the only valid reasons to participate in hacker news is to get your startup funded, to get hired by one of the yc startups, or to sell something. it doesn't really make sense to participate in this forum anymore, otherwise, especially if you are just giving people free product development advice.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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> Definitely open to feedback here! Sure. Know your audience. HN users are going to be focused on two things: how the your browers data is used and how you stop an agent from taking account numbers, inputted passwords, etc. From the linked privacy policy: > Share data with third parties except our API service It would be helpful for you to share the privacy policy of the API service as well. > When you use our script…

Indeed. > Instead of digging through selectors and hand‑writing custom JS/CSS Some of us like that or at least the exact control it gives us Vs installing an extension that has access to my entire browser infrastructure and those terms. I suspect many HN readers aren't the target market for this.

And that is totally fair!

I enjoy having control over my browser, as well. So much so that I built an extension that could help me with it :)

I didn't build this so I could make money, it was a side project that I tinkered with (after YC). I shared it with a few friends, they thought it was cool, their friends also thought it was cool, and it grew from there.

It's okay that many in the HN audience don't necessarily resonate with "Instead of digging through selectors and hand‑writing custom JS/CSS". At the very least, hopefully I inspired someone else to play with this idea. I personally think it is very cool and beneficial for the web!

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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I agree that it should be open-source, but I think it can still be a YC company. Improving the user experience on the web is definitely a billion-dollar market.

It's a freaking browser extension. Not trying to insult anyone or be negative, but I genuinely don't understand why anyone would invest money into this.

I think the reason to invest is that they think it's an attractive browser feature and they think it might be acquired by Google or Arc or OpenAI.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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It's a freaking browser extension. Not trying to insult anyone or be negative, but I genuinely don't understand why anyone would invest money into this.

I think the reason to invest is that they think it's an attractive browser feature and they think it might be acquired by Google or Arc or OpenAI.

Either they are smarter than I am or they have no idea what they're doing.
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