Dumb question: why does each use cost tokens?
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
#92I've been doing this with ublock origin step by step by zapping elements and defaulting to javascript off. At this point most of the breadcrumbs/headings/sidebars/recirculation/carousels/etc. are hidden by default on the sites I go to. If I gather I'm missing something I just flip the switch.
Granted that's not user-friendly, so I don't suggeset it for the typical person. I do think though the typical person would come to love the sort of web that I experience, so it's cool that there's a plugin now. Also the AI scraping (eg on LI) is interesting.
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#93It is a cat and mouse game of course. Linkedin really doesnt want you deshitifying it. I hope the UA crowd (i.e. this post, Brave, other extensions) win.
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#94Chrome only, that’s too bad
Firefox (et al) have ublock origin, which can do some of these things out of the box by including various annoyance lists.
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#95This is a super fun idea. As someone who just launched a chrome extension, I find it cool that with tweeks you are essentially create one but without having to go through the chrome web store. I wonder if there's any risk in you offer shared "tweaks" that goes against some web store policy.
Also I find the founder journey interesting. What made you decide to pivot from AI Recruiting to an extension generator? Saw this https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MvC-nextbyte-ai-recruit...
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the other hand, think of all of the SV startups that began by doing something blatantly illegal and are now successful.
Sure, but once this starts to materially affect FB's revenue, they have the war chest and the lawyers to keep this startup in court until it is exhausted.
99% of users of FB would never hear of this extension, nor know what to do with an extension, nor care to even consider that they could improve their experience.
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I don't understand why we need VC-backed extensions to filter sites, these tools have existed for a long time under open-source codebases and community-driven blocklists. The VCs didn't fund us for this, we pivoted. (shhh don't tell them (edit: /s)) > I think it's better to use Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey. Rules are deterministic, you have full control, and you don't have to worry about monetization or malicious data…
"The VCs didn't fund us for this, we pivoted. (shhh don't tell them)" - yikes
Joking aside, VCs want founders to build something people want. We built this because we knew that we wanted it ourselves. In fact, initially we only built it for ourselves (as a fun weekend project), but as we shared it with more people, they wanted it too. At the end of the day, if you build a great product that people love, the rest can often take care of itself
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#98Dumb question: why does each use cost tokens?
It looks like it's using an LLM agent to do the actual work of editing the site.
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#99I've been doing this with ublock origin step by step by zapping elements and defaulting to javascript off. At this point most of the breadcrumbs/headings/sidebars/recirculation/carousels/etc. are hidden by default on the sites I go to. If I gather I'm missing something I just flip the switch. Granted that's not user-friendly, so I don't suggeset it for the typical person. I do think though the typical person would co…
I used to assume that the average Joe would be amazed at the way my Youtube/Facebook/whatever looks and works, with no ads and with a lot of annoyances removed. Then I saw, more than once, people complaining that THE ADS were gone, and then I gave up. The average of the whole population of humans is a very dumbed down version of what I always imagined the average would be.
Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web
#100Man I love this, but this isn't a business. Facebook, Reddit, et al will almost certainly C&D you and eventually sue you for violating their policies. "Facebook does not have a specific policy against Greasemonkey like extensions by name, but it has banned users for creating or using scripts that interfere with Facebook's functionality, which can include those made with Greasemonkey. Such actions are against Facebook…
Do you have any actual examples of C&Ds or lawsuits in this regard, or did you just mean they might ban the users/your account? The latter is pretty expected and tame, but it'd be surprising/interesting to look at actual examples of the claimed.