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Show HN: Opinionated, zero-config blocker for Reels and Shorts
- BarbellKing16 9mo agoNeed to check this out. I'm a low self-control monkey as well. I can not restrict myself without hard limits lol.
- smravec 9mo agoI built this because I have zero self-control. I tried other blockers, but I always found myself toggling them off when I wanted a dopamine hit, or getting annoyed that they just left blank spaces on the page. This extension is aggressive and opinionated: 1. Redirects, don't hide: On YouTube/Instagram, it doesn't just hide the feed; it redirects the root URL to your Subscription/Following feed. You literally cannot see the algorithm. 2. Hard Mode Friction: I added a "2FA-style" PIN verification to turn it off. I made the unlock process annoying on purpose so I wouldn't do it impulsively. 3. Zero Config: There is no settings page. You install it, and it nukes everything immediately. I received some feedback that it's "too opinionated" because it blocks Facebook entirely without options. That is by design. I built this for my own workflow to stop doomscrolling, not to be a general-purpose content filter. It’s open source and creates no network requests. Repo: https://github.com/smravec/no-distractions https://github.com/smravec/no-distractions Chrome Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/no-distractions-remove-re/looidefpafaogockjglamdijbaocichg https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/no-distractions-rem...