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I just put a script on my openwrt router to get all A dns records for reddit and iptables block them.

reddit has become the lowest common denominator of procrastination and my human side cant reasonably control itself.

I dont care anymore about all these fabricated stories and the hivemind filterbubble.

This wouldn't actually block this article or stop reddit from appearing in google searches, no? You just basically edited your host file to resolve these to 0.0.0.0 making the links dead when you follow them. If you have a way to make these links not appear in google, I would be interested to apply this to other sites, but how does this help? Legitimately interested, please expand.

It is almost eqivalent to the hostfile trick. But since switching DNS is too easy and some of my devices default to 8.8.8.8 it is not a sufficient solution.

right, but the links still show up right? They are just dead when you click them?

Nope, still shows up, but cant open any reddit website.

There's an extension for blocking W3Schools from your search results. I bet that could be modified to block reddit or whatever you like as well. Someone else may have even done it already.

Just found this[0], a chrome extension by google that lets you block sites and import a massive blocklist. Pretty handy. I had previously just used the self control app and edited my host file, but this would be good to remove temptation.

[0]https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/personal-blocklist...

At its core, this article isn't so much about reddit, rather it's reflecting on the benefits of harm reduction via an altruistic, personal narrative of recovery from opiate dependence. Reddit is just the communications medium.

I know. But suddenly everybody cares whats going on on reddit and its just lame.

Even the headline here on HN reads like some buzzfed upliftingNews regurgle.

LOL. Is this for real or are you trying to be funny?

How do you know they are fabricated?

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