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I don't think I have ADHD but trying to read a news website without an ad blocker actually triggers me a little. The content keeps moving around as the ads are
by jjbinx007 3y ago
I don't think I have ADHD but trying to read a news website without an ad blocker actually triggers me a little. The content keeps moving around as the ads are pumped in, and then a video (often unrelated to the article) begins to play, and it's often impossible to close it.
I'm unable to concentrate on the article. And then the ads change and a new batch is rotated in. Some of them try their best to obscure the content, they are all demanding my attention like screeching birds in the nest.
Firefox has an absolutely fantastic reader view (f9) which turns the page into something resembling an ebook with the ability to resize the font and adjust the pagination. All the distracting fluff is gone. Bliss.
- jredwards 3y agoI do have ADHD. The idea that people are out there just raw-dogging the internet with no ad-blockers makes me deeply uncomfortable.
- nunez 3y ago> raw-dogging the Internet Dann thats a great way of putting it. So sad that this is what the Internet's become.
- nickwritesit 3y agoDo you use a reader app like Readwise Reader or Pocket? I have ADHD and they help a ton, both because saving the article strips the ads and because I can return to them later when I inevitably get distracted.
- jredwards 3y agoI use pocket but I've been starting to use Omnivore and considering a switch.
- nsett_ 3y agoI have ADHD and the only way it works for me is to use adblocker, disable all video, save the article to zotero if I want to read it in first pass. I have a set designated time period to read news and never use internet for information outside that period. I disable internet and read only my saved zotero articles one after another until I'm done. Rules are essential to not let this attention economy businesses ruin your life if you have ADHD.