sem,
@sem@lemmy.ml avatar

I’m not sure that lemmy users are different in this from user of Reddit/HackerNews/Facebook/etc.

HowRu68,

It’s never been about reading the post/ articles. Mmm?!

danc4498,

I 100% did this on Reddit. And I do it here too. Most news websites are garbage and loaded with advertisements. Get halfway through the story and a full page ad pops up or a video starts playing. Honestly, does anybody stop reading to watch those videos???

Or, you go into the comments and see the summary, or the full article, or quotes of the most important parts with discussions. If I feel I have questions, only then will I open the website.

FrostyTrichs,

You must be the last person on Lemmy still looking at these sites the way they’re displayed by default. Firefox, adblock, no script, pi hole, etc makes all that go away pretty painlessly.

danc4498,

I use an app on my phone that just loads the website in a browser within the app.

M137,
@M137@lemmy.world avatar

Android or iOS? There are solutions on both. Adblockers are available and have been for years.

There’s nothing stopping you from fixing this other than your own ignorance.

danc4498,

iOS. I use Firefox normally, but the app just loads the in app web browser, which I doesn’t seem to block ads. Not sure if safari extensions would work with the in app browser… might try it.

Feathercrown,

I’ll do it again!

pastaPersona,

Kinda understandable for articles from sites that pester you to disable adblocker or pay for a subscription (WSJ/Wired/Guardian type news sites etc).

SteefLem,
@SteefLem@lemmy.world avatar

I read comments first mostly because a lot of posted articles are behind a paywall or i have to turn off my adblockers and maybe someone posted a tldr

WhereGrapesMayRule,

There weren’t enough tik toks in the article

Sotuanduso,

How am I supposed to read this article without Subway Surfer?

li10,

I read the TLDR bot at least…

Seems like that gives 90% of the relevant info, then I view the article if there’s anything missing.

Not that it makes a difference, my opinions are formed before I even read the title. I’m dug in, and I’ll never change 😎

WashedOver,
@WashedOver@lemmy.ca avatar

The real truth!

Magrath,

I generally do this because the articles are often behind paywalls.

zip,

I’m dug in, and I’ll never change 😎

'Cause we don’t have to! 'Cause we’re AMERICANS! We won’t change our minds on anything, regardless of the facts that are set out before us.

Rock, flag, and eagle! Right, li10?

THE_ANON, (edited )

I think they should copy paste the entire article in text and just link it in case someone need to confirm. I just dont want to open a browser and deal with site . Too much hazzle besides you are aldready going through it anyway.

elliot_crane, (edited )

Much better to just post an archive link. Lemmy’s not really big enough to garner this kind of attention yet, but copying article text wholesale is a good way to get DMCA claimed and that’s not fair to do to instance admins.

THE_ANON,

Oh i didnt know about that . Seems fair.

r00ty,
@r00ty@kbin.life avatar

Well, I'm not a lemmy user. But I generally read the comments to gauge whether it is worth reading the article.

andrew_bidlaw,
@andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works avatar

Many articles are only accessible via a VPN, blocked either by my side or theirs. I’m too tired to switch it on and off. Summary bot is very helpful.

hemko,

Yep, 95% of the news site are cancer

the_post_of_tom_joad,

Im a Scorpio

hemko,

?

Is that some religion shit again?

the_post_of_tom_joad,

In case you’re not joking, this is what i meant, friend. Just a pun :)

www.horoscope.com/zodiac-signs

andrew_bidlaw,
@andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works avatar

I wasn’t talking about that.

gravitas_deficiency,

Same as it ever was

dopeshark,
@dopeshark@lemmy.world avatar

Once in a lifetiiiime

Magister,
@Magister@lemmy.world avatar

Always have. On /. 25 years ago we posted before reading TFA, it’s the way.

ITypeWithMyDick,

I see someone posted a spongebob picture, I love spongerobert!

pancakes,
@pancakes@sh.itjust.works avatar

I don’t want to read the thing. I want to discuss the thing that i didn’t read with other people who didn’t read the thing.

AI_toothbrush,

I wanna report this post because i see myself in the picture.

covert_czar,
@covert_czar@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

No!! Lemmings don’t rush in water they live in holes🐭

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