- Great idea, though something I accepted about myself years ago is I always want to read at least some of the comments, even if they’re horrific and make me want to sand off my own eyeballs. It may be horrible a lot of the time, but the total boredom and loneliness of experiencing the internet without feeling the presence of others is somehow worse.
I know it’s ridiculous, just seems to be the way I am.
by kstrauser
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- Very neat!
For Safari users, don’t overlook that beautiful “Hide Distracting Items” menu which lets you block specific items elements on a per-site basis. Want to permanently hide a popover dialog? Hide it! Hide the comments section. Hide fog layers that obscure the content behind them. I use this all the time.
by eddythompson80
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- I use ublock origin for that. Some examples from my filters:
news.ycombinator.com##.subline > [href^="item"]
news.ycombinator.com###me
news.ycombinator.com###karma
news.ycombinator.com###logout
news.ycombinator.com##td:nth-of-type(3) > .pagetop
news.ycombinator.com##.score
www.youtube.com###comments > .ytd-comments.style-scope
www.youtube.com###chatframe
www.youtube.com###chat
by cf100clunk
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- I've found this extension to be highly valuable on sports and movie/tv sites at thwarting spoilers and blabbermouths. Its value on political sites is much appreciated.
- I've used it for years. It's nice, works well. When I do want to read comments, I just click the button in the tool bar to turn them back on, which is simple and convenient.
- Find it somewhat ironic that the first screenshot shows stack overflow, the once place where comments are still potentially useful - if we ever visit the site again. Author if you are reading: maybe use a screenshot of somewhere else like Hacker News?
by perching_aix
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- Pretty fun to see this, I've been doing the same for a while for a number of sites (e.g. YouTube) via just Ublock. May be a bit safer for those who don't want to introduce a new dependency into their environment.
- There's irony for commenting about blocking comments.
- In general, browser extensions are not to be trusted. Even if you trust them now, they could change owners. There are examples.
- If you want something like this for Hacker News (and you should, this place is getting intolerable without a blocklist) I suggest Comments Owl for Hacker News (https://soitis.dev/comments-owl-for-hacker-news)
Not my project, I just really like it.
by 2OEH8eoCRo0
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- I use uBlock origin to block certain trolls on certain forums because moderators won't.
- And thus concludes the internet's decades long transition from a peer community of idea exchange ala UseNet to a broadcast messaging medium controlled by elites for their own benefit ala Bari Weiss' CBS. Welcome to the Dead Internet.
by OGEnthusiast
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- Feels like this will be especially valuable as more comments are just AI slop
by breakingrules3
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- [dead]
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