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0 pointsdev1ycan2y ago0 comments

Actually hilarious that we have people here defending removing extensions, as if they didn't live through the days of Internet explorer. Well, maybe they didn't I hope they enjoy the eventual return of popups.

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Spivak2y ago· 3 in thread

They never left they're just called modals now.

AJ0072y ago

Endless EU Cookie modals that you have to always click through because you clear cookies.

account422y ago

All the more reason why we need to be able to automate our browser through extensions.

account422y ago

a) Those can be closed along with the website because they are all inside the same tab.

b) Extensions can remove them, which is the pont of this discussion.

wiseowise2y ago

> Actually hilarious that we have people here defending removing extensions, as if they didn't live through the days of Internet explorer.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Gen Z didn’t live through it.

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