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Web page annoyances that I don't inflict on you

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569 points todsacerdoti | 3 comments | 05 Jan 25 01:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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swyx ◴[05 Jan 25 02:41 UTC] No.42599320[source]▶
this is exactly the sort of idealistic post that appeals to HN and nobody else. i dont have a problem with that apart from when technologists try to take these "back to basics" stuff to shame the substacks and the company blogs out there that have to be more powered by economics than by personal passion.

its -obvious- things are mostly "better"/can be less "annoying" when money/resources are not a concern. i too would like to spend all my time in a world with no scarcity.

the engineering challenge is finding alignments where "better for reader" overlaps with "better for writer" - as google did with doubleclick back in the day.

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StressedDev ◴[05 Jan 25 06:47 UTC] No.42600198[source]▶
Substack's UI is fairly minimal and does not appear to have many anti-patterns. My only complaint is that it is not easy to see just the people I am subscribed to.
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1. ghssds ◴[05 Jan 25 07:57 UTC] No.42600391[source]▶
Substack disable zooming on mobile and I hate it.
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2. arrowsmith ◴[05 Jan 25 09:49 UTC] No.42600756[source]▶
Really? I can still zoom in and out in the normal way on a Substack article on Safari and iOS.

What did they disable exactly?

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3. oneeyedpigeon ◴[05 Jan 25 12:24 UTC] No.42601326[source]▶
I see the zoom-breaking on android. I also see the top and bottom dick bars, a newsletter popup on every article, and links opening in new windows.