AI & Machine Learning

I made a YouTube Shorts blocker, then my brain found another way to waste time lol

Ali NematiAli Nemati3 hours ago
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An individual developer created JavaScript userscripts to block YouTube Shorts and then subsequently limit overall YouTube video consumption after finding they simply shifted their attention elsewhere. This highlights a common challenge in AI/ML and data science – that simply removing one distraction often leads to compensatory behaviors, requiring more nuanced interventions to address underlying habits. The open-source nature of these scripts demonstrates a practical, albeit localized, approach to personalized content consumption management.

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