Is surfing the web on a cell phone becoming an impossibility?

[scho63]

I spend time when out at a bar or on my porch smoking a cigar or waiting at a doctor's office surfing the web on my cell.

In the last 4-5 months it seems I can't even visit a single site or read one ****ing story that doesn't have a thousand pop ups for cookies, for contacting them via chat, for subscribing, for a coupon, ad after ad after ad either blocking the screen or story and intertwined between every God damn paragraph.

It's gotten to the point I don't even want to do anything on my phone except visit a couple of sites that I know aren't all ****ed up.

And the worst is Facebook. 1 million stories and ads to scroll through to find one post from someone you know. June 1st I am deactivating my FB account and will only check in once every six months to say hello to cousins and distant friends.

What the hell has happened to the internet???

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

I had to get off NextDoor I was walking around my neighborhood recognizing some of the ****s screaming about how people made splashing noises in the community pool in front of their house.

Nothing has made me hate humanity more than NextDoor, not even youtube comments.

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I got removed from our neighborhood Facebook page for telling a Karen to shut the **** up when she posted how the kids screaming as they were fishing around the lake was causing her dog to bark.

I'm a complete Karen when it comes to dogs barking nonstop outside, not because I hate dogs, but because I ****ing hate asshole dog owners who leave their dogs outside to bark for hours at a time.

That's basically my line though... not going to shame freakin' kids for having a good time outside.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Stop looking at porn on your phone.

Use the computers at the library for that.

You go to the library to throw yogurt?

There's a few lists that'll put you on...

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Our neighborhood Facebook group is good for some lulz while taking a shit in the mornings.

Mostly "think of the children!" Karen bullshit, but it can be good for recommendations for local services and tips, especially being new to the area. I just found someone to watch our pets there this morning so it does have some uses.

I finally had to bail on mine. As you might imagine, Naperville has more than it's far share of Karens. Eventually I just couldn't take it anymore.

[Rain Man]

Nextdoor is a great concept other than the people.

I was really interested when it first started, because I thought it would be great for learning about neighborhood events and happenings, and maybe even ID'ing some new friends in the neighborhood. The interest groups seemed promising, and I joined a couple (board games and football history).

For the most part, it's a disaster that lowers my opinion of humanity. And the interest groups have never produced any fruit at all.

However, it's good enough at a few things that I keep it. It's good for selling stuff. When I redecorated my home office I was able to quickly sell my old items. And Nextdoor was a godsend when the French bicyclist hit me, because I put the description out and he was ID'ed immediately, which let me recover a lot of costs.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Frazod

I finally had to bail on mine. As you might imagine, Naperville has more than it's far share of Karens. Eventually I just couldn't take it anymore.

Ha I was engaged to a girl from Downers Grove and boy you ain't kiddin

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Nextdoor is a great concept other than the people.

I was really interested when it first started, because I thought it would be great for learning about neighborhood events and happenings, and maybe even ID'ing some new friends in the neighborhood. The interest groups seemed promising, and I joined a couple (board games and football history).

For the most part, it's a disaster that lowers my opinion of humanity. And the interest groups have never produced any fruit at all.

However, it's good enough at a few things that I keep it. It's good for selling stuff. When I redecorated my home office I was able to quickly sell my old items. And Nextdoor was a godsend when the French bicyclist hit me, because I put the description out and he was ID'ed immediately, which let me recover a lot of costs.

I live in the Valley in LA and Nextdoor was wild during the pandemic when neighborhoods were just pushing the same homeless people around to some other neighborhood and they were all screaming at each other for it. It was the most NIMBY in action thing I'd ever seen.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

I had to get off NextDoor I was walking around my neighborhood recognizing some of the ****s screaming about how people made splashing noises in the community pool in front of their house.

Nothing has made me hate humanity more than NextDoor, not even youtube comments.

That is the worst app ever created....OMG my ring doorbell caught someone walking by on the sidewalk I've never seen before, watch for robberies!

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Mecca

That is the worst app ever created....OMG my ring doorbell caught someone walking by on the sidewalk I've never seen before, watch for robberies!

lmao yeah there was this trend before I deleted it where people were taking pictures of people walking outside and posting it on nextdoor because they looked suspicious and fifteen busybody bitches immediately would say thanks susan you're doing to Lord's work. Scary! What an awful thing society has become.

And I'd be like that guy walking by your house with a hat on? omg alert the authorities.

I'm getting mad just thinking about it.

[tredadda]

Use the reader option if you have an iPhone. Cuts down on a lot of that.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Our neighborhood Facebook group is good for some lulz while taking a shit in the mornings.

Mostly "think of the children!" Karen bullshit, but it can be good for recommendations for local services and tips, especially being new to the area. I just found someone to watch our pets there this morning so it does have some uses.

Are you talking about FB or are you referring to Nextdoor?

[Rainbarrel]

He keep watching that Guy Ritchie movie thinking Brad Pitt would show up eventually. Understanding why he couldn't be understood in the previews

[Chief Pagan]

I guess there's options to make the phone experience better?

But I've found the desktop experience to be nicer and easier to navigate and much prefer the larger screen size.

Working from home and not getting out as much as I used to, I don't really spend much time surfing on my phone.

The phone is only text and short emails, GPS maps.

For couch surfing I picked up a Surface just so I could have a tablet that was treated by web sites as a desktop and not a mobile. The Surface doesn't have Cellular but I'll sometimes Hotspot the phone to use the tablet on the go. Or I'll surf a limited number of sites on my phone if I'm waiting for a dentist appointment or something.


I've been happy with the Surface as a desktop tablet.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

People still use Facebook?

HEY MOTHER****ER

The Burrito lady in my town puts her specials on Facebook.

Other than that...no

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I got removed from our neighborhood Facebook page for telling a Karen to shut the **** up when she posted how the kids screaming as they were fishing around the lake was causing her dog to bark.

Sounds right.

Just remember kids, not all websites are like CP.

At least you didn't tell her to die in an AIDS fire.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Are you talking about FB or are you referring to Nextdoor?

Its a private FB page created for our community but is pretty much the same content as you would get using Nextdoor

There's several other frightening variations as well

There's one specifically for moms

There's one that's "Uncensored" which is basically our neighborhoods version of CP DC

There's one specific for buying, selling, and trading

And a few others specialty ones (wine, cocktail, BBQ groups, etc)

[htismaqe]

I have all Apple devices running native Safari with Ad Block Pro extension.

I have pretty much zero problems surfing the web from my phone.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I have all Apple devices running native Safari with Ad Block Pro extension.

I have pretty much zero problems surfing the web from my phone.

This. At least for my phone. Only apple product I own. But yeah, no problems with popups in years. Every few months maybe 1-2 sites will blow me up, but 99% of the time, no issues.