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0 times out of ten for me. First I blocked the annoying cat, then I got to the bottom, was assaulted by blinking buttons and decided I didn’t need to know what

0 times out of ten for me. First I blocked the annoying cat, then I got to the bottom, was assaulted by blinking buttons and decided I didn’t need to know what else they were saying anyway.

ceejayoz 3y ago
You would not have enjoyed the late 90s.
- Semaphor 3y ago
  It was okay back then, I was young and didn’t know you could design websites that are easier on the eyes.
cushpush 3y ago
Oh man, never visit Tumblr
- Semaphor 3y ago
  That’s actually not as bad, as it’s usually just some big meme gifs that I can disable with my animation blocker extension.
pc86 3y ago
Oh my, assaulted? By that single blinking icon? I hope you're ok.
- rejectfinite 3y ago
  Yet everyone on HN complains about ads Yes I blocked it with ublock
  - OkayPhysicist 3y ago
    Because at the end of the day, the problem with ads isn't that they're annoying, or get in the way, or are garish, or whatever else. The problem with ads is that they are ads. They're an overt attempt to hijack your attention implant ideas in your head, ideas that are antithetical to your own wellbeing. A little cat chasing my cursor is just plain fun. No malice involved.
    - Semaphor 3y ago
      > A little cat chasing my cursor is just plain fun. No malice involved. There’s a browser setting, "prefers reduced motion" for accessibility reason. And yes, I have that enabled.
      - deletescape 3y ago
        https://crimew.gay/notice/AVXaTbTamC92MLk1ei https://crimew.gay/notice/AVXaTbTamC92MLk1ei the cat following the cursor should now apparently be properly disabled with the reduced motion acessibility setting
    - rejectfinite 3y ago
      I decide what is annoying or not for myself.
- supriyo-biswas 3y ago
  Interestingly, had this complaint been about an ad, parent would have been upvoted with hundreds of comments agreeing with them. In other words, what OP is trying to say is that websites should be designed with the users goals in mind, and IMO it's fair to say that this website wasn't designed that way.
  - insanitybit 3y ago
    If anything this just shows that people don't hate ads because they're obnoxious, they hate ads because they're ads.
  - int_19h 3y ago
    Ads are generally not nostalgic references (and when they are, you still know that it's someone ultimately trying to push your emotional buttons to get you to give them money). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software)
- Semaphor 3y ago
  "assault on the senses" is a well-known idiom. Or so I thought. Apparently it’s offensive to quite a few of you, I’m sorry.
phoe-krk 3y ago
Have you tried Firefox Reader Mode? It renders this website (and a lot of others) without a lot of distractions.
- Semaphor 3y ago
  I should remember to use that more often …

0 times out of ten for me. First I blocked the annoying cat, then I got to the bottom, was assaulted by blinking buttons and decided I didn’t need to know what else they were saying anyway.

ceejayoz 3y ago

You would not have enjoyed the late 90s.

Semaphor 3y ago
It was okay back then, I was young and didn’t know you could design websites that are easier on the eyes.

cushpush 3y ago

Oh man, never visit Tumblr

Semaphor 3y ago
That’s actually not as bad, as it’s usually just some big meme gifs that I can disable with my animation blocker extension.

pc86 3y ago

Oh my, assaulted? By that single blinking icon? I hope you're ok.

rejectfinite 3y ago
Yet everyone on HN complains about ads Yes I blocked it with ublock
- OkayPhysicist 3y ago
  Because at the end of the day, the problem with ads isn't that they're annoying, or get in the way, or are garish, or whatever else. The problem with ads is that they are ads. They're an overt attempt to hijack your attention implant ideas in your head, ideas that are antithetical to your own wellbeing. A little cat chasing my cursor is just plain fun. No malice involved.
  - Semaphor 3y ago
    > A little cat chasing my cursor is just plain fun. No malice involved. There’s a browser setting, "prefers reduced motion" for accessibility reason. And yes, I have that enabled.
    - deletescape 3y ago
      https://crimew.gay/notice/AVXaTbTamC92MLk1ei https://crimew.gay/notice/AVXaTbTamC92MLk1ei the cat following the cursor should now apparently be properly disabled with the reduced motion acessibility setting
  - rejectfinite 3y ago
    I decide what is annoying or not for myself.
supriyo-biswas 3y ago
Interestingly, had this complaint been about an ad, parent would have been upvoted with hundreds of comments agreeing with them. In other words, what OP is trying to say is that websites should be designed with the users goals in mind, and IMO it's fair to say that this website wasn't designed that way.
- insanitybit 3y ago
  If anything this just shows that people don't hate ads because they're obnoxious, they hate ads because they're ads.
- int_19h 3y ago
  Ads are generally not nostalgic references (and when they are, you still know that it's someone ultimately trying to push your emotional buttons to get you to give them money). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_(software)
Semaphor 3y ago
"assault on the senses" is a well-known idiom. Or so I thought. Apparently it’s offensive to quite a few of you, I’m sorry.

phoe-krk 3y ago

Have you tried Firefox Reader Mode? It renders this website (and a lot of others) without a lot of distractions.

Semaphor 3y ago
I should remember to use that more often …