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How to fix the internet (www.technologyreview.com)
submitted 10 months ago by laverabe@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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We’re in a very strange moment for the internet. We all know it’s broken. That’s not news. But there’s something in the air—a vibe shift, a sense that things are about to change.

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[–] ripcord@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I find it's rarely JavaScript or css themselves itself but sites that load 400 different things from 100 other domains. Sites that quit loading all this other shit work and perform great even if they're fairly large and complex.

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s the interconnected world tax.

Also fonts, google analytics, stylesheets, telemetry etc..

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hmm I wish there was a setting to disable ever downloading or using any custom font. I don't give a fuck what any website author wants their font to look like enough to want to use any that I don't already have.

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think ublock origin can block cosmetic styling. I'm not on my pc right now to check though. Also not sure if that includes fonts.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oh nice, I thought an add-on might help with that but haven't gotten to digging in to that. Even better if it's one I already use. Thanks for the lead!

Edit: Yeah, it took all of 5 seconds to find the setting to block remote fonts in ublock origin mobile.