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by suketk 5y ago
I've tried Unhook and DF YouTube, but I replaced them both with Undistracted [0]. It's more versatile - it has better configuration, supports more sites (Reddit, Facebook, etc) and allows an arbitrary block list. The internet woul
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by suketk 5y ago
The problem is absolutely scrolling (I call them feeds[0], but pedants don't love that.) Feeds encourage consumption over action, take you in unwanted directions and induce FOMO through overchoice. If you can eliminate them, these serv
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by suketk 5y ago
> You are no longer used by social media, you start to use the tool. This is the key. Either you use technology intentionally or it uses you. You don't have to quit altogether, but it's important that you use it as a tool. I wr
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Show HN: The Moai – Habit change (e.g. digital detox) using group accountability
4 points by suketk 5y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: The Moai – Habit change through group accountability
1 points by suketk 5y ago|0 comments
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by suketk 5y ago
Exactly, and this was post was submitted by the founder of windsor.io.
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by suketk 5y ago
Yes! Algorithmic feeds are the bane of our society [1]. Ok maybe that's an exaggeration, but only a minor one. They've messed up the incentive systems for the platforms and turned us into passive consumers (rather than creators).
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The Hyper-Specialist Shops of Berlin (2019)(theguardian.com)
98 points by suketk 5y ago|57 comments
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by suketk 5y ago
> I just assumed this was all a bunch of wackadoo woo-woo bullshit designed to separate dissatisfied California yuppies from their money. Same! This changed when I went to Vipassana, a 10 day silent course, and saw how it was run and fun
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The East India Company: The original corporate raiders (2016)(theguardian.com)
4 points by suketk 5y ago|1 comments
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The Reductive Seduction of Other People's Problems(brightthemag.com)
3 points by suketk 5y ago|0 comments
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by suketk 5y ago
I had the same experience [0]. The tunnel vision from work is so strong, that you forget about what's really important. Now, the office feels like a past life - I do not miss the commute, unnecessary meetings or facade of comradery. Id
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by suketk 5y ago
I would imagine that any app that charges users has to make it abundantly clear what the price for the service is. How are people getting scammed? I must be missing something here.
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Why I Quit Google(suketk.com)
1 points by suketk 5y ago|0 comments
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Why I Quit Google(suketk.com)
2 points by suketk 6y ago|0 comments
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by suketk 6y ago
What are some more reasonable qualms to have? As a recent fan of Ferriss, I'm curious if there's something I'm missing.
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by suketk 6y ago
It's great that you're conscious of it, but many people aren't. This entire genre (I call it productivity porn) is problematic because it creates the illusion of progress. People wonder why the algorithms have so much grip ov
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Thought Space vs. Reality – Hypothesize Less, Validate More(suketk.com)
6 points by suketk 6y ago|0 comments
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by suketk 6y ago
Yes! I had this same realization recently, which led me to write about it because it was so striking. It's scary how quickly we can becomes engrossed in our perception as opposed to reality. https://suketk.com/thought-s
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by suketk 6y ago
Another way to distinguish them is reality vs perception. Making directly alters reality, but comments only alter perception - the underlying thing is unchanged. A good analogy is that comments are potential energy - they can help us more a
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Thought Space vs. Reality(suketk.com)
1 points by suketk 6y ago|0 comments
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by suketk 6y ago
Yes and no. There's no doubt they often act like echo-chambers. However, there are also innocent examples of them enabling discovery, e.g being recommended a knife skills video after watching many cooking videos - it's in the gene
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by suketk 6y ago
OP here, I'm surprised too. Though this article has since been unflagged, I'm curious what community guidelines people thought were being violated? I'd love to hear any insight from voters into why it was flagged - a semantic
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by suketk 6y ago
I would reiterate luplex's comment above: > "feed", as used colloquially definitely refers to what OP means. So, by giving a definition OP makes clear which meaning we're talking about. Feed is an overloaded term, so
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by suketk 6y ago
This is awesome, thanks for sharing! I personally use this Chrome extension so I don't have to bother updating the filters: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-yout... . YouTube was by far
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Feeds Considered Harmful(suketk.com)
31 points by suketk 6y ago|23 comments