Sadblock

Block sad/depressing news from your social feeds

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Block sad/depressing news from your social feeds

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This is actually rather absurd and, sadly (no pun intended), a sign of the times. Bad things happen in the world and, without mentioning the idea of doing something about it, the response is to set up an alternate reality where it doesn't exist. 🙄

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9yr ago

Sleekplan

@andym_dc you are right, but I suppose it's a good idea to get away from it sometimes.. for your own psychological well-being. ;) In social media you get overwhelmed with bad news.

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9yr ago

@andym_dc I completely agree. This is just further fuels your own social media bubble

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9yr ago

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Maker

@andym_dc Hey there! This is the biggest argument folks make against the tool. I don't agree that it's that absurd. This won't block everything bad from happening in your life, it is simply meant to give some relief from what, for some people, has turned into a constant barrage of negativity while browsing. I've tried to outline some of my thoughts here: https://tomthought.github.io/web... Thanks for the comment!

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9yr ago

Blloc

@andym_dc a very valid point its a neat tool yet probably the first tool on PH i secretly wish it doesn't reach mass adoption for exactly that. However reading the Maker's blog post, a sentence alerted me "going to bed depressed .." to the fact that apathy probably comes in all sizes & variances, and this tool is probably crucially needed to people whom the mass & sheer magintude of the news troubles them on a level i may never experience.

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9yr ago

@marcograf @tomthought @marcograf I don't disagree with the counterpoints here and certainly feel for folks who may be predisposed to anxiety and the like. Perhaps my comment was a little broad inasmuch as it did not take those folks into account. However, as evidenced by a commenter below who said "does it turn off politics?", a large chunk of the user base of any tool like this is going to be non-oppressed people like me (ie, straight white dude) who have the privilege of turning off certain ugly aspects of the world. Keeping our eyes wide open to these events (staying 'woke,' if you will) isn't going to solve every problem, but it will go much further in ridding the world of all the "sad" news than simply blocking the medium with which that news can reach us ever will. Cc: @adhambad

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9yr ago

Hi! Very good extension! I've just tried it. But I'm interested about how it works. It is an extension that delete articles based on keywords? Or an AI that detect titles that are depressing (sentiment analysis) and understand the topic of the article ? BTW it's really good for my English newsfeed. But do you intend to add new languages such as French (because I'm French and unfortunately the French depressing, politic articles are still there :D ).

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9yr ago

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Maker

@thomassimonini Hi there! I'm using primitive sentiment analysis in your browser. No AI magic here. It seems to work well enough, but if it becomes popular enough I'd love to add a better algorithm, support for more languages, etc.

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9yr ago

Twittume

Can u turn on/off? I may wish to turn off on a perfect Friday and would like to get back it later? I don't want to miss the sad news though forever

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9yr ago

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Maker

@sridhar_kondoji Of course :) You can toggle on/off the various keyword packs and sad blocking logic with the click of a button.

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9yr ago

I can see this working for news posts but for social posts from your friends? People like to share their best moments on social media pretending every aspect of their life is dandy.

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9yr ago

This is an interesting app. On the one hand I can see it enabling people who are already removed from oppression in many forms to further dissociate from it, but on the other hand I can see it being helpful for people who struggle with anxiety and depression and need occasional breaks from the darkness to cope. Definitely something worthy of further convo. Might host one on my anchor channel and ask my community what they think.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@tese_omesan it always sparks great discussion as you can see on this page. Let me know if I can do anything to help you out.

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9yr ago

@tomthought so I actually talked about it on my anchor channel and turned it into a moment 😊https://twitter.com/theblacktck/...

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9yr ago

@tese_omesan I agree, this tool would be great for people who struggle with anxiety and depression issues. Often the topics that this tool filters can be triggers for these people, so having something like this would be great.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@tese_omesan Thanks for taking the time to talk about it!

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9yr ago

@tomthought you are welcome 😊

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9yr ago

Meddler

Great extension 😊. A great feature would be to add the perspective API from Google, which recognize "Toxic" texts

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9yr ago

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Maker

@tsunaze I'll look into that!

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9yr ago

Feel like I'm against the idea. Don't get me wrong, it's landed well - but we shouldn't turn a blind eye to the tragedy in life. It's turning into a trademark of the social media generation. Some parts of life are ugly. They make you appreciate what you have and compel you to make change elsewhere.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@goos3d_ie Hi! This is the #1 argument most folks make when confronted with this tool. I understand the viewpoint, but I would also like to suggest that the world does not operate in binary mode. I've tried to outline some of my thoughts on the idea here: https://tomthought.github.io/web...

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9yr ago

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