Firefox extension to redirect x.com to xcancel.com

Post by ImPostingOnHN » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC

kypro wrote: post #107

vivzkestrel wrote: post #64

- i ll tell you an even better option, dont! - like honestly, dont. i have realized lately that x is full of ragebaiting and other algorithmic stuff to make you invested into it. - you ll never have even an ounce of mind the moment you open anything on x - good time to make a new year resolution, delete your account on x and say a permanent goodbye. they are trying hard to lure you back in

This is like going to a bar then getting mad because the bar owner really wants everyone to consume excessive amounts of overpriced alcohol. Meanwhile there are people are going to the bar having a decent time and meeting interesting people. Obviously I think you should do whatever is best for you, so this isn't a recommendation or criticism, but X is fine if you use it right. The issue you describe really only appli…

Post by hagbard_c » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC

immibis wrote: post #83

hagbard_c wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A bigger problem with BS is the rabid and - to use a phrase often used by them - toxic user base which seems to derive energy from pouring its frenzied opinions on whatever Trump, Musk and those in their general surroundings are supposed to be guilty of. If there was ever a case of the pot telling the kettle it is black it is the b.s. pouring out of a substantial fraction of the denizens of BS who have turned the pla…

What have they turned it into? Be specific. You say it turned into "what they accuse X of being" but I don't know what that is.

Post by londons_explore » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC

berkes wrote: post #105

I deleted my Twitter right before Elon bought it. Aside from political or social reasons, X is a terrible platform. More often than not, I get a blank page, something didn't load. If I get content, it's (randomly) behind a registration-wall. Or it shows confusing cookie banners that half the time don't even work. (Dev console full of js errors) So I don't even bother anymore. This service is technically so fragile an…

Post by brightball » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC

berkes wrote: post #105

I deleted my Twitter right before Elon bought it. Aside from political or social reasons, X is a terrible platform. More often than not, I get a blank page, something didn't load. If I get content, it's (randomly) behind a registration-wall. Or it shows confusing cookie banners that half the time don't even work. (Dev console full of js errors) So I don't even bother anymore. This service is technically so fragile an…

Post by distracted_boy » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC

saubeidl wrote: post #18

self_awareness wrote: post #3

This is generally sad. People hate a service, but they depend on it so much they create whole codebases to cope with it. Depending on things we hate is a tragedy. How about just admitting the things you hate? Then you can just drop it and live a happier life. Unless you are of course somehow required/forced to use X, then I'm all for projects like these.

I hate X, its anti-user patterns and how its oligarch owner uses it to manipulate discourse to steer society towards his right-wing extremist views. That being said, many public figures have not made the same judgement and post their communications there. Should I just stop informing myself on the public discourse because the place it happens got taken over by a shady character? I think using code to liberate the dis…