My Recipe for Distraction-Free Surfing
I use Firefox ESR as a browser with these plugins:
- uBlock Origin: blocks ads and annoyances everywhere
- SponsorBlock: skip sponsoring on Youtube
- Clickbait Remover: replace Youtube video thumbnails with less flashy ones
- Youtube Shorts Block: remove all Youtube Shorts videos
- Toggle Image Animation: turn off (looping) animations
- Dark Reader: eye-friendly surfing at night
- Smart RSS: subscribe to RSS/Atom feeds instead of checking sites manually
- (various other settings/plugins for speed, special functions, security and privacy)
My Dark Reader plugin is set to +10% Contrast and +50% Grayscale to un-flash the Internet, because flashy colours mean dopamine, dopamine means reinforcement, but flashy colours shouldn't influence my browsing habits, and flashy websites shouldn't make the real world seem dull.
