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Mobile usability inherently sucks due to the constrained form factor, and web usability has been steadily declining because every site wants to monopolize your
by mindslight 3y ago
Mobile usability inherently sucks due to the constrained form factor, and web usability has been steadily declining because every site wants to monopolize your attention. Put the two together and yeah, you're going to have a bad time.
The most important thing is setting your own expectations appropriately. When not actually mobile, do the work of getting over the activation energy of using a larger device. I don't delude myself into thinking I can sit on the couch at the end of the day while accomplishing anything useful on a phone/tablet - I have a laptop there instead. Even then if there's some stuff I want to spec/buy I often just get up and use a desktop to better mitigate website nags/popups/borders and get it done.
When actually mobile - limit my usage since I'm connected plenty when not-mobile, use libre apps where possible, mitigate exposure to propriety apps through multiple devices and user-representing operating systems (where possible/critical), and actively resist infrequent interactions trying to herd me into installing new crapps.
(and obviously ad blocking is just table stakes)