1 yr. ago • 92%

What the hell is this horror show shit that keeps showing up in Pocket?

Look at it! What is that? It looks kind of like a cross section of a human, kind of, except the eyes are pools of blackened fire and the brain is sending electrical pulses out to... are those Jupiters? Why? Why??? This is absolute nightmare shit lol

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The first thing I do on a fresh install of firefox is disable pocket.

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- anyone know good alternative to pocket?
  
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  Having a purse allows even more storage
  
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  No, but a good option that still works:
  
  Disable pocket from the FF home page.
  
  Get your personalised RSS link from your pocket profile
  
  Add it to RSS reader of choice
  
  Click pocket button on article
  
  Read in RSS reader
  
  Never see sponsored crap
  
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  I haven't tried it yet but I've heard good things about omnivore
  
  I also just found shiori
  
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  I love Umibo, turns your new tab screen into a persistent full tab bookmark manager with a pretty background
  
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  Assuming you mean the save-to-read-later functionality, I hear good things about Wallabag. You can even self-host it if you want.
  
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- how do you disable pocket? its so annoying
  
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  This link from Mozilla's docs should cover it!
  
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I've never allowed pocket to be enabled long enough to even see what it looks like, lol.

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Well, it's advertising, so they will systematically and programmatically identify whatever imagery will gain your attention (which this has)

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- Are they watching me through my camera to see where my eyes are looking? It's not like I ever click on ads lol
  
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  I don't know how Firefox does it for Pocket, but you're overcomplicating it.
  
  Just have to track what stays on your screen longer. They could also account for where your attention likely is on the visible screen based off what, if anything, you are interacting with (menus etc).
  
  If you scroll past something in a second, but leave something else on your screen roughly in the middle without scrolling past it or moving to a menu for 3 seconds then it's pretty obvious which caught your attention.
  
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hustle culture protip: you can pay off rent this month by selling your soul to moloch!

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- Grind your soul to dust for profit!
  
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Maybe if we didn't spend all our money on... whatever this is, money wouldn't be so tight.

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- I can write that article.
  
  Here are 3 things we could totally stop wasting money on, try it for yourself!
  
  Avocado Toast
  
  Fancy lattes
  
  Lamborghini Revueltos
  
  I should apply to Buzzfeed this weekend
  
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  It's actually worse than that. It's a link to a service from Capital One that tries to help you find better deals online, a link to one of those lone-repayment services, and a link to a new car insurance company.
  
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TIL there are folks who don't immediately turn pocket off on a fresh install...

Anyway, yeah, that pic is pretty weird

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- In our Schools, Firefox is constantly reset on our profile but Chrome not. Its absolute bullshit
  
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Have you tried simply disabling pocket?

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- I kinda liked the recommendations so I didn't, but looking in settings you can turn off sponsored shit which means I never need to see the Penny Horror meat monster again
  
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Pocket has been techbro nightmare shit for years. I always disable it the moment I can.

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- Permanently Deleted
  
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  Maybe Waterfox doesn't have Pocket installed? I haven't tried it too know for sure, though.
  
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looks like an accurate depiction of the effects poverty has on the human brain

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Some ai generated bullshit

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Recommended by Pocket stories on the New Tab page is a feature currently available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, Italy, France and Spain. We're working to bring it to other countries.

i've never seen it before, thanks for the tip

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- So advertising, then.
  
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  yea i'll disable it when it comes to my country
  
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Best Librewolf advertisement

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- It would be if there wasn't a very simple way to completely disable pocket
  
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  True, but if you count that on top of the other settings worth changing then it adds up. That said, I still use Firefox so I'm not even including myself lol
  
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What is pennyhoarder? I see their articles everywhere. It’s crazy how they have managed to insert themselves so completely.

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- This is a perfect example of their ads working.
  
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