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> I feel confident that Facebook has stumbled on something in our animal behavior that draws us closer to it. I strongly agree. I also believe that it is very

> I feel confident that Facebook has stumbled on something in our animal behavior that draws us closer to it. I strongly agree. I also believe that it is very easy to disturb their black magic. Ever since I started using Stylish to customize the interface, I find myself less compulsively drawn to it. My version of Facebook remplaces all the blue for red hues and adds a wallpaper. I find that this makes Facebook more tiring to use. This must be why Facebook is so against browser apps that change their features even when it's only minimally.

amelius 11y ago
> Ever since I started using Stylish to customize the interface, I find myself less compulsively drawn to it. Ever since I added the following entry in my /etc/hosts file, I find myself less compulsively drawn to it: 127.0.0.2 facebook.com www.facebook.com
- Raphmedia 11y ago
  I'm not sure if it's a joke or not, but using the hosts file to block websites is a big way to gain productivity. Even better if you ask your admin to do it while not giving you the rights to change it back! Edit: Also, Hacker News has built-in features to do this. Look up "noprocrast" in your profile! You have "maxvisit" and "minaway" you can use to keep you from coming here too much!
  - drjesusphd 11y ago
    It's easy to dismiss little hacks like this because "you can always change it back". But what I've found is the simple little disruption of a lazy habit is enough. If I need to open the hosts file with sudo, that's enough of a block
s4chin 11y ago
Can you give a link of the style?
- Raphmedia 11y ago
  I started with this public style https://userstyles.org/styles/115084/red-facebook-gta-5-lifeinvader-style https://userstyles.org/styles/115084/red-facebook-gta-5-life... and added a bunch of things on top of it along with fixing up issues / new features as they come up.

amelius 11y ago

> Ever since I started using Stylish to customize the interface, I find myself less compulsively drawn to it. Ever since I added the following entry in my /etc/hosts file, I find myself less compulsively drawn to it: 127.0.0.2 facebook.com www.facebook.com

Raphmedia 11y ago
I'm not sure if it's a joke or not, but using the hosts file to block websites is a big way to gain productivity. Even better if you ask your admin to do it while not giving you the rights to change it back! Edit: Also, Hacker News has built-in features to do this. Look up "noprocrast" in your profile! You have "maxvisit" and "minaway" you can use to keep you from coming here too much!
- drjesusphd 11y ago
  It's easy to dismiss little hacks like this because "you can always change it back". But what I've found is the simple little disruption of a lazy habit is enough. If I need to open the hosts file with sudo, that's enough of a block

s4chin 11y ago

Can you give a link of the style?

Raphmedia 11y ago
I started with this public style https://userstyles.org/styles/115084/red-facebook-gta-5-lifeinvader-style https://userstyles.org/styles/115084/red-facebook-gta-5-life... and added a bunch of things on top of it along with fixing up issues / new features as they come up.