Ask HN: Who else is tired of these web things?

by mring33621 on 2/13/2025, 3:40:54 PM with 17 comments
1) cookie pop-ups

2) chat pop-ups

3) sign-up for a discount pop-ups

I just got to your site! Let me have a minute to look around before you bug me!

  • by JohnFen on 2/13/2025, 3:50:52 PM

    The web has become borderline intolerable, and these things are among the reasons why. I've developed a "zero tolerance" habit. If a website throws up a surprise popup, I just immediately close the page and never go back. The only way to win is not to play.

  • by wruza on 2/13/2025, 6:09:04 PM

    I always go to ublock origin settings and load all “annoyances” lists which are off by default. Idk how much that helps, but worth trying I guess.

  • by linkdd on 2/14/2025, 10:22:42 AM

    https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/

  • by solardev on 2/14/2025, 12:11:23 AM

    If you use uBlock with the annoyances filters enabled, the majority of those go away. I very rarely see them.

  • by meristohm on 2/15/2025, 9:13:06 PM

    I click the reader mode button in Firefox, and if it doesn't render as simplly text with some images (sometimes it's just a stub, for example), then I bail.

  • by stop50 on 2/13/2025, 4:32:51 PM

    Since i use firefox with these addons:

    1. Ublock origin

    2. Cookieblock with an additional list that fixed some misscategorization

    3. Consent-o-matic

    No

  • by zzo38computer on 2/14/2025, 12:15:52 AM

    I generally disable JavaScripts, and I disable many other things as well, so many of these things are not displayed on my computer anyways.

  • by yogini on 2/14/2025, 4:51:18 AM

    I have noticed in general people don't like pop-ups or modals, at least during the first-mile experience of the product.

  • by ATechGuy on 2/13/2025, 5:18:29 PM

    That's exactly why I've built a tool using LLMs that filters out this garbage before showing me the content.

  • by FergusArgyll on 2/14/2025, 1:32:27 PM

    Learn to use element zapper mode in ublock, I bound it to a shortcut, it's a lifesaver...

  • by cdaringe on 2/13/2025, 4:43:46 PM

    “Have you tried our native app? Please please please download our stupid app PLLLEEEEASE?!?!!??!”

  • by vednig on 2/15/2025, 12:50:58 PM

    web was nice, when the only CSS was background and text colors