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How does this help? Won't you just comment out the entry in hosts file if you want to visit HN?

• coldtea 6y ago
  No, because of the extra guilt. It's not about what's technically impossible to break out of, it's about the psychology.
• sbmthakur 6y ago
  The time taken to do that is often enough to remind one of their don't get distracted resolution.
  • frank2 6y ago
    Especially if it says "don't get distracted" or "too much information too fast is toxic" in a comment right above the line blocking HN.
• cyberbanjo 6y ago
  It's just to slow the automatic response. One extra step can be enough to go from automatic to task-evaluation.