Modern big tech (Apple, Google, Microsoft), along with mainstream platforms is chaotic with manipulative algorithms; all for the purpose of exploiting the user with data collection, pushing ads, wasting the user’s time by keeping them constantly engaged. Smartphones most of all are fragile, high maintenance, dopamine slot machines. What I have laid out cuts out all forms of big tech algorithmic manipulation.

Suffice to say, my own process actually saved my sanity and I no longer have anxiety as I once did. It’s been freeing. And it’s like, once you filter out all the time wasting slop, what exactly does the vast majority of the Internet and the mainstream online services even offer? In the end, what I have detailed gave me a lot of clarity on how much people waste their lives online; especially when out in public holding a smartphone in their face, letting life pass them by.

Tools:

• Linux distros on all desktops and servers
• RSS Guard
• Librewolf/Floorp/Mullvad browsers (With extensions, Ublock, Libredirect, Noscript)
• SearXNG (with blacklist)
• PiHole
• Proton Mail
• Dropped smartphone for an XP3 Plus Flip phone (WIFI and Mobile data disabled; no apps stores, or any Google service present and only used for calling or notes)
• AGPTEK MP3 player

Alternative platforms used (and viewed in RSS Guard’s internal MPV player):

• Odysee
• Bitchute
• Peertube instances
• feeds.feedburner.com
• anchor.fm
• feeds.megaphone.fm
• feeds.fireside.fm

Filters lists for PiHole:

• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MajkiIT/polish-ads-filter/master/polish-pihole-filters/ublock_hosts.txt
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Prigent-Crypto.txt
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bigdargon/hostsVN/master/hosts
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt
• https://github.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/blob/master/pihole-facebook.txt
• https://github.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/blob/master/pihole-instagram.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-social/hosts
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
• https://github.com/jelayeb/pihole/blob/master/pihole-cat/manage/categories/Drugs
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist/main/noai_hosts.txt
• http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/spy.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/Alternate%20versions%20Anti-Malware%20List/AntiMalwareHosts.txt
• https://gitlab.com/quidsup/notrack-blocklists/raw/master/notrack-malware.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HorusTeknoloji/TR-PhishingList/master/url-lists.txt
• https://adaway.org/hosts.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/adservers.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdlingyu/ad-wars/master/hosts
• https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext
• https://gitlab.com/quidsup/notrack-blocklists/raw/master/notrack-blocklist.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/facebook.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-instagram.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-tiktok.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-whatsapp.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-facebook.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JackCuthbert/pihole-twitter/master/pihole-twitter.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sfoerster/block-windows-telemetry/master/pihole-windows-block-telemetry-domains.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/dating-services-extended.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-extended.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/tracking-aggressive-extended.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/ads-and-tracking-extended.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danhorton7/pihole-block-tiktok/main/tiktok.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-discord.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-myspace.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-snapchat.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-ubisoft.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-badoo.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-roblox.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-blizzard.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-ea.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-epicgames.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-rockstargames.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-activision.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-minecraft.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-messenger.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-reddit.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-yy.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jelayeb/pihole/master/pihole-cat/manage/categories/Gambling
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UncleRoger33/adobe-blocklist/main/AdobeBlocklist.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickspaargaren/no-amazon/master/parsedamazon
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crpietschmann/pi-hole-blocklist/main/social-media/blocklist-social-snapchat.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-deviantart.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmdugan/blocklists/master/corporations/microsoft/all
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmdugan/blocklists/master/corporations/apple/all
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-zynga.txt
• https://github.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/raw/master/blocklist-warthunder.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-telegram.txt
• https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/alt-version/porn-nl.txt

PiHole Regex deny list:

• (^|\.)snapchat\.com$
• (\.|^)tiktok\.com$
• (\.|^)tiktokcdn\.com$
• (\.|^)tiktokv\.com$
• (\.|^)threads\.net$
• (^|\.)apple\.com$
• (^|\.)icloud\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoft\.com$
• (^|\.)live\.com$
• (^|\.)office\.com$
• (^|\.)msn\.com$
• (^|\.)live\.net$
• (^|\.)windowsupdate\.com$
• (^|\.)skype\.com$
• (^|\.)bytedance\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoft365\.com$
• (^|\.)windows\.com$
• (^|\.)hp\.com$
• (^|\.)hpconnected\.com$
• (^|\.)hpsmart\.com$
• (^|\.)samsung\.com$
• (^|\.)canon\.com$
• (^|\.)canon\.ca$
• (^|\.)hp\.ca$
• (^|\.)photoshopessentials.com\.ca$
• (^|\.)adobepress\.com$
• (^|\.)bing\.com$
• (^|\.)azure\.net$
• (^|\.)msftconnecttest\.com$
• (^|\.)msftncsi\.com$
• (^|\.)msedge\.net$
• (^|\.)msauth\.com$
• (^|\.)onedrive\.com$
• (^|\.)sharepoint\.com$
• (^|\.)outlook\.com$
• (^|\.)yammer\.com$
• (^|\.)visualstudio\.com$
• (^|\.)lync\.com$
• (^|\.)windows\.net$
• (^|\.)office365\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoftstore\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoft\.net$
• (^|\.)skypeforbusiness\.com$
• (^|\.)azure\.com$
• (^|\.)wizzapp\.com$
• (^|\.)facebook\.com$
• (^|\.)fbcdn\.net$
• (^|\.)openai\.com$
• (^|\.)spotify\.com$
• (^|\.)scdn\.co$
• (^|\.)adobe\.com$
• (^|\.)lg\.com$
• (^|\.)roku\.com$
• (^|\.)roku\.tv$
• (^|\.)deviantart\.com$
• (^|\.)bethesda\.net$
• (^|\.)bsky\.app$
• (^|\.)bsky\.social$
• (^|\.)deepseek\.com$
• (^|\.)indeed\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)ziprecruiter\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)monster\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)glassdoor\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)threads\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)fbcdn\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)tiktokpangle-b\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)mellow\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)mellowtel\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)tiktokpangle\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)pangle\.[a-z\.]+$

SearXNG blacklist:

#Social Media Trash
      - '(.*\.)?beams.fm$'
      - '(.*\.)?bitmoji.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bsky.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?bsky.social$'
      - '(.*\.)?byteapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?byte.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?byte.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?chingari.io$'
      - '(.*\.)?clashapp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?clubhouse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?deviantart.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?deviantartsell.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?deviantartsupport.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?discord.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?discordapp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?disqus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?douyin.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?dubsmash.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ello.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?facebook.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?firework.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?friendster.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?harmonic.fm$'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?fb\.*(/.*)?'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?t\.co(/.*)?'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?t\.me(/.*)?'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?x\.com(/.*)?'
      - '(.*\.)?instagram.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?kik.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?kikhelpcenter.zendesk.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?kuaishou.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kwai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lemmy.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?lemon8-app.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?likee.video$'
      - '(.*\.)?line.me$'
      - '(.*\.)?linkedin.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mastodon.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?meetup.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?messenger.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?messengerkids.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?meta.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?metacareers.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mewe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mitron.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?mix.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mocospace.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?musical.ly$'
      - '(.*\.)?myspace.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nextdoor.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?odnoklassniki.ru$'
      - '(.*\.)?patreon.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pinterest.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?plurk.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?poparazzi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?qq.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?quora.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reddit.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?redditforbusiness.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reddithelp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reddithelp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?redditinc.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?redditstatus.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reels.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?rizzle.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?shots.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?snackvideo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?snapchat.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?snapkit.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?snapmaps.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?supernova.xyz$'
      - '(.*\.)?tagged.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tangi.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?telegram.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?threads.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tikdecentral.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tiktok.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tiktokshop.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tokchain.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?triller.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?truthsocial.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tumblr.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?twitch.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?twitter.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?viber.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vine.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?vk.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vskit.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?wechat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?weibo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?weixin.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?whatsapp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?wizzapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yammer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?youtu.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?youtube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?zynn.com$'
   
#Trash Dating Sites
      - '(.*\.)?20.dating$'
      - '(.*\.)?29secrets.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?agegap.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?amateurlocator.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ashleymadison.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?asiandate.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?badoo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bearwww.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?biggercity.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?biggercityapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blackdatingforfree.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blackpeoplemeet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?breeze.social$'
      - '(.*\.)?bumble.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bumpy.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?caffmoscommunity.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cambridgeblog.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?chasabl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?christianconnection.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?christianmingle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cloudromance.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?clover.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?coffeemeetsbagel.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cupid.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?datemyage.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?dating.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?datingnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dentalvibe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?doublelist.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eharmony.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?eharmony.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?elitesingles.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?elitesingles.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?elmaz.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?elovedates.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?farmersonly.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?feeld.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?flirt.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?freeandsingle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?freemeet.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?freshsingle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaydar.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaystryst.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?glamour.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?grindr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?grommr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?growlrapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?happn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?heftynet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hinge.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?hornet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?how-to-germany.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?iamclinic.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?interracialmatch.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jaumo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jdate.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jewishfriendfinder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lovearts.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lovoo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?match.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?meetme.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?meetville.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mingle2.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?money.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mysinglefriend.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ncoa.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?okcupid.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlinedating.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onluxy.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlylads.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ourtime.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?parship.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pinaheart.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pof.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?quackquack.in$'
      - '(.*\.)?romeo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?scruff.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?seeking.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?silversingles.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?simplegermany.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?singleandshy.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?smooch.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sniffies.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?spaceo.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?squirt.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?sugardaddy.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?taimi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?teaforguys.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?teaforwomen.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theechelonscene.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theinnercircle.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?tinder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?top10.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?topface.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?u4bear.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?urbanette.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?urbanette.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vidaselect.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wanderu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?welovedates.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?zoosk.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?zoosk.com$'
      
#Undesirable Corporations and Organizations

#Microshit
      - '(.*\.)?microsoft.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?app.powerbi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bing.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bingplaces.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?live.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?microsoft.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?microsoft365.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?msn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?office.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onenote.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sharepoint.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?skype.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?visualstudio.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?windows.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xbox.com$'

#CrApple
      - '(.*\.)?apple.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?icloud.com$'

#Scroogle
      - '(.*\.)?about.google$'
      - '(.*\.)?android.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gmail.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?google.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?googleblog.*$'
      - '(.*\.)pki.goog$'

#Adobe Scamware
      - '(.*\.)?adobe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?adobepress.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?photoshop.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?photoshopessentials.com$'

#Shit Antivirus Vendors
      - '(.*\.)?avast.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?avg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?avira.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bitdefender.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?comodo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eset.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kaspersky.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?malwarebytes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mcafee.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?norton.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pandasecurity.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sophos.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?trendmicro.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?webroot.com$'

#Shit OEMs
      - '(.*\.)?alienware.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?canon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dell.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hpconnected.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hpsmart.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lenovo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?samsung.com$'

#Shit Telecommunication.companies
      - '(.*\.)?bce.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bell.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bell.mobi$'
      - '(.*\.)?bellmedia.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bellmts.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bellnet.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?rogers.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shaw.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?shawbroadcast.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shawdirect.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telusfund.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?telushealth.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telusinternational.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telussky.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telustvplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?verizon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?webmail.bell.*$'

#Shit Streaming Platforms
      - '(.*\.)?amazon.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?crave.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?crave.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?crunchyroll.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?discoveryplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?disneyplus.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?disneyplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?funimation.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hbo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hbomax.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hulu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?imdb.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?netflix.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paramountplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?peacocktv.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?primevideo.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?roku.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?spotify.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vudu.com$'

#Other Shit.organizations
      - '(.*\.)?aliexpress.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?balena.io$'
      - '(.*\.)?bytedance.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?chewy.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?e-bay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebayadvertising.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebayclassifieds.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebayinc.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?floatplane.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?linusmediagroup.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?linustechtips.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lttstore.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mercari.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newegg.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal-community.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal-community.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal-corp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?petsmart.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pypl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shopify.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?wish.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yahoo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yahooinc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yorku.ca$'
   
#Shit Journalism sites/Game Journalism and forum sites
      - '(.*\.)?91mobiles.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?adventuregamehotspot.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?aftermath.site$'
      - '(.*\.)?animenewsnetwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?areajugones.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?atomix.vg$'
      - '(.*\.)?beebom.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bleacherreport.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bleepingcomputer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?boundingintocomics.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bustle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?butwhytho.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?carolequintaine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cbr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cgmagonline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?checkpointgaming.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?cinelinx.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cnet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cogconnected.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?comicbook.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?culturedvultures.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?destructoid.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dexerto.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?digitalchumps.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?digitaltrends.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dualshockers.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?empireonline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?engadget.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eurogamer.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fextralife.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?fivestargames.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?forbes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?frankgamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?futurefive.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?game8.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamedeveloper.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamefaqs.gamespot.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamefile.news$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamegrin.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameinformer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameliner.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameover.gr$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamepro.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamer.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamerant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamereactor.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamerescape.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamerguides.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamesfinest.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameshub.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamesindustry.biz$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamespew.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamespot.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamesradar.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamestar.de$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamestop.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gametyrant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameworld.gr$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamezone.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingbible.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingbolt.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingboulevard.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingnexus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingrespawn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingtrend.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gbatemp.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?gizmodo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?godisageek.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hardwarezone.com.sg$'
      - '(.*\.)?heypoorplayer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hobbyconsolas.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?icon-era.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ign.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?iis.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?impulsegamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?independent.ie$'
      - '(.*\.)?indiatimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?infobae.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?intelligentrelations.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?inverse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?itvision.altervista.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?jeuxactu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?junkee.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kakuchopurei.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kotaku.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kwtx.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?laptopmag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lifehacker.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lootpots.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mashable.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?meridiem-games.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?metacritic.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mmorpg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?monstervine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?muckrack.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mynockmanor.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?n4g.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nag.co.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?neogaf.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newgamenetwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nichegamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?noisypixel.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlycomicuniverse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?opencritic.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcgamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcgames.de$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcgamesn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcinvasion.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcmag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pfangirl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?phenixxgaming.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pixelbandits.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?play-verse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?playstationbit.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?playstationtrophies.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?polygon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?press-start.com.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?psu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?psxbrasil.com.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pu.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?pushsquare.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?quora.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?radiotimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?resetera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?restart.run$'
      - '(.*\.)?rgj.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rockpapershotgun.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rollingstone.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rpgamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rpgfan.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rpgsite.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?salon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?screengeek.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?screenrant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?seasonedgaming.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shacknews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?si.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?siliconera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?slate.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?society-reviews.com$'   
      - '(.*\.)?soundspheremag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sportskeeda.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?stackup.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?steamdeckhq.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?stuff.co.nz$'
      - '(.*\.)?substack.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?techcrunch.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?techraptor.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?thefpsreview.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thegamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thehindu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thejimquisition.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thekoalition.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theouterhaven.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesixthaxis.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesixthaxis.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theverge.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tierragamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tomsguide.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tomshardware.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?topgear.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?torontoguardian.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?trueachievements.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?twinfinite.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?twinfinite.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?ungeek.ph$'
      - '(.*\.)?upthrust.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?useapotion.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?userbenchmark.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?venturebeat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vg247.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vice.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?videogameschronicle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wccftech.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?windowscentral.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?windowslatest.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wired.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xboxera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xboxtavern.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xgn.*$'

# Dumbass celeb bullshit
      - '(.*\.)?awardsdaily.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?buzzfeed.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?capitalfm.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?celebuzz.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cinemablend.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?clickhole.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?collider.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?comicbookmovie.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cosmopolitan.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dailybeast.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dailymail.co.uk$'
      - '(.*\.)?deadline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eonline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?famousbirthdays.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?fandango.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hollywoodlife.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?huffpost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?indiewire.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lifeandstylemag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lofficielusa.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?moodmagazine.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?mtv.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?numeromag.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?okmagazine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?out.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?people.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?perezhilton.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?popcrush.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?radaronline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?schonmagazine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?starcasm.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?teenvogue.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?them.us$'
      - '(.*\.)?theonion.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thepinknews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesun.co.uk$'
      - '(.*\.)?thethings.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tmz.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tvinsider.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usmagazine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?variety.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?viecc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wwd.com$'

# American/UK/Other news site BS
      - '(.*\.)?abc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?abcnews.go.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?aljazeera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?aol.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?apnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?axios.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bbc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bloomberg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bostonglobe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cbsnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?chicagotribune.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cnbc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cnn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?contentmode.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dallasnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?denverpost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?foxnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?houstonchronicle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?latimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?legit.ng$'
      - '(.*\.)?miamiherald.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?msnbc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nbcnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newsbreak.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newsweek.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newyorker.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nottinghampost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nypost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nytimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?reuters.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sfchronicle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sky.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?talkbusiness.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?theatlantic.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theguardian.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thehill.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?time.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usatoday.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?voanews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vox.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?washingtonpost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wsj.com$'
   
# Shit job search sites
      - '(.*\.)?angel.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?careerarc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?careerbuilder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?civicjobs.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?durham.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?durhamworkforceauthority.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?eluta.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?employmenthamilton.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?fiverr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?flexjobs.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?freelancer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?getwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gigster.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?glassdoor.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?glassdoor.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hired.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?indeed.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobboom.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobcase.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobhat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobillico.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobisjob.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobrapido.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?joinhandshake.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jooble.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?knighthunter.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?linkedin.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?markham.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?monster.ca$' 
      - '(.*\.)?monster.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?montreal.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?payscale.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?recruit.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?simplyhired.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?simplyhired.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?snagajob.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?talent.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?taskrabbit.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theladders.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?upwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usajobs.gov$'
      - '(.*\.)?wayup.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?workopolis.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wowjobs.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?yesmontreal.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?ziprecruiter.com$'
   
# Shit game studios/game companies
      - '(.*\.)?activision.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?activisionblizzard.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?battle.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?bethesda.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?bethesdagamestudios.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?bioware.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blizzard.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blizzard.gamespress.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bsn.boards.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?bungie.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?callofduty.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?epicgames.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fortnite.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?forums.ea.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?genshin.hoyoverse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?humblebundle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?leagueoflegends.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nintendo.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?playstation.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?playvalorant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pro.sony$'
      - '(.*\.)?pubg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pubgmobile.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?redthreadgames.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?research.sony$'
      - '(.*\.)?riotgames.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?roblox.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rockstargames.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sony.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonyinteractive.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonyjobs.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonymusic.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonypictures.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonypremiumhome.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesonyshop.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ubi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ubisoft.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ubisoftconnect.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?warthunder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?www.ea.com$'

# AI Bullshit
      - '(.*\.)?ai.google$'
      - '(.*\.)?animeai.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?artbreeder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?artstation.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?assemblyai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?canva.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?canva.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?chatgpt.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?craiyon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?craiyon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?creator.nightcafe.studio$'
      - '(.*\.)?dall-efree.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?deepai.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?deepdreamgenerator.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?deepseek.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?etsy.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fiverr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?flickr.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fotor.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?hiwaifu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?huggingface.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?huggingface.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?img2go.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kawaiiai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?magicstudio.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mellow.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mellowtel.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?midjourney.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?openai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?perchance.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?pictorem.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?runwayml.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?social-ai.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?socialai.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stable-diffusion.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stabledifffusion.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stablediffusion.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stablediffusionweb.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?stablediffusionxl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?starryai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?waifulabs.com$'
      
# Shitty porn sites
      - '(.*\.)?anyporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?boy18tube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?boyfriendtv.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?brutalgays.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?chaturbate.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?eporner.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?faphouse.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?findgaytube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fuq.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayfuckporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayfuror.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaymaletube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaymenring.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayporno.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gold-gay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?hdgaytube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?heavy-r.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?icegay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?machotube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mrdeepfakes.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mygaysites.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?myvidster.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlyfans.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?porn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?porn300.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pornhub.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pornmd.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pornone.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?redtube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?spankbang.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stripchat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?superporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?theporndude.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?thisvid.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?thumbzilla.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tik.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tube8.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tube8live.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xgroovy.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhaccess.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xham.live$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhamster.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhamsterlive.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhopen.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xnxx.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xnxxvideo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xvideos.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?youporn.*$'
      
# Removed TLDs
      - '.*\.ai$'
      - '.*\.art$'
      - '.*\.au$'
      - '.*\.br$'
      - '.*\.ch$'
      - '.*\.dating$'
      - '.*\.eu$'
      - '.*\.google$'
      - '.*\.gr$'
      - '.*\.nz$'
      - '.*\.se$'
      - '.*\.uk$'
      - '.*\.vg$'

In my system’s hosts file:

#Youtube Block
127.0.0.1   www.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   www.m.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   accounts.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   youtube.com
127.0.0.1   m.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   youtube-nocookie.com
127.0.0.1   www.youtube-nocookie.com
127.0.0.1   img.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   i.ytimg.com
127.0.0.1   yt3.ggpht.com

Invidious filters for Tamper Monkey (Rendering Youtube as not worth looking at anymore):

Invidious Clean View with List View of Thumbnails, and Threshold Control

And this other script takes filtering a step further:

Invidious: Remove ALL CAPS + $ + MrBeast + Keyword + Channel Filter (with exclusions) + Redirect

– –

What are your thoughts? Are you also trying to detox from the tech and platforms that steal your time?

Also, I will note that I removed the upvote/downvote element with Ublock; so I won’t see it. You’ll have to use your words.

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    3·
    7 hours ago

    Here is how I did it https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/online-hygiene/src/branch/master/index.js namely a local NodeJS Web server tracking my habits.

    You can see the default configuration at https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/online-hygiene/src/branch/master/index.js#L52-L65

    {id:"twitter",pattern:/.*twitter\.com.*/,perHour:1,perDay:12},
{id:"proton",pattern:/.*proton\.me.*/,perHour:6,perDay:6*12},
{id:"yt",pattern:/https:\/\/www\.youtube\.com.*/,perHour:2,perDay:12}, // allow for redirection
{id:"yts",pattern:/https:\/\/youtube\.com.*/,perHour:2,perDay:12}, // allow for redirection, consider merged IDs
{id:"linkedin",pattern:/.*linkedin\.com.*/,perHour:1,perDay:12},
{id:"reddit",pattern:/.*reddit\.com.*/,perHour:3,perDay:12,redirect:'https://lemmy.world/'}, // redirection then enough to read private messages
// reconsider the tridactyl check for permanently open pages, e.g TabEnter rather than DocStart
{id:"element",pattern:/.*element\.io.*/,perHour:1,perDay:12},
{id:"discord",pattern:/.*discord\.com.*/,perHour:1,perDay:12},

    In retrospect I should make available outside thus work on my mobile too when I’m not on my LAN, created https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/online-hygiene/issues/3 accordingly.

    Anyway what is fascinating IMHO in term of minimalism is that… I’m NOT actually using it anymore. Why? Well because the habits is now, roughly, ingrained. I don’t use it because it became mostly pointless.

    That’s I’d argue what one should think of in terms of minimalism. Namely one provides a scaffolding that, yes, as others pointed out, might initially look like MORE work or tools than the typical situation. Yet, this only showcases how terrible the “normal” situation is. Once new habits are formed then remove the scaffolding and enjoy minimalism in a way most people expect, namely visibly less.

    The problem though is that until that final step, it looks like more, BUT during that final step, it looks obvious to others, whereas they entirely miss the process that lead to it.