How can I pernamently delete or block a website in chrome pernamently or atleast impossible to unblock it give me ideas or system pls

Written by itchylol742. I asked AI a few times about stuff to add but it didnt write anything directly. So this is like 95% human written

I’ll do a 2 weeks of no brainrot/addictive/slop internet usage starting October 20 2026, ending November 3 2026. The point is to control technology, not to reject it entirely. I ain’t no fuckin luddite. Using dumbphones and cd players and shit isn’t escaping digital addiction, its just STUPID and INEFFICIENT! Imagine returning to horses because cars have ads on their infotainment screen

What is my motivation to do this? Well, one third because maybe it will help me be less addicted to scrolling Twitter and Reddit and Discord chats and watching Youtube slop. One third because my life is kinda boring and this would be an interesting thing to do. one third because I want to feel superior to WEAK MINDED FOOLS who can’t break free from the addiction, and so I can bring this up in the future in discussions about digital addictions, and so I can FLEX on them and say “ANYONE CAN BREAK FREE OF DIGITAL ADDICTION!! ANYONE WHO CANT IS A WEAK MINDED FOOL AND YOU DESERVE TO BE ASSIMILATED INTO MARK ZUCKERBURG’S METAVERSE”

Here are my rules.

Allowed:

• Use the internet to work (emails, messaging programs for co workers)
• Reading good stuff (fanfiction, ebooks, etc)
• High quality video games (no mindless time killer games)
• Music
• Online banking, Google Maps, weather apps, shopping lists, cloud storage
• Using Microsoft Word to write the diary for the 2 weeks

Limited but not banned:

• 3 Youtube videos a day max. I must watch on main monitor, nothing on second monitor, at 1x speed. No skipping. If I abandon the video I must dislike the video and leave a comment why I think its bad. This encourages (but doesn’t force) me to watch higher quality videos and longer videos instead of short videos/slop. Listening to a video in audio-only counts towards the 3 a day quota.
• Discord VC or text with close friends.
• Chatbots if I need to find something where I can describe it but don’t know the exact words to put into a search engine.
• Useful messaging. No random memes or low importance messaging.

Banned:

• Twitter, Bluesky, Reddit
• Any news unless its hyper relevant to me. If I’m watching primarily for entertainment (such as the Lemonade Stand podcast) and don’t really care about the news itself it’s allowed
• Chatbots for low quality/entertainment use
• Youtube slop (any video slop, really)
• Second monitor Youtube (even if it’s a good video)
• Reading comments on Youtube
• Twitch (unless its someone I personally know and they know me back. That is allowed because its more like hanging out with friends online)
• Mindless time killer games
• Discord/Matrix server chats for unimportant topics

Additional stuff: I turned off notifications from Discord servers. I will still receive them for DMs and whatever cause it might be important. Same with Matrix chat. I also installed a program to block specific websites on my PC. On my phone I will move them into a forbidden folder.

If I find an edge case I will have to make a new rule for it as I go along. I will detail these in my journal for the 2 weeks. I will also write about other stuff in the journal during the 2 weeks. After 2 weeks I'll post the journal online publicly

I feel like we all probably all share a disdain for the instagram, tiktok style dopamine pumping machine endless feed sorta stuff, that goes without saying. But I guess my question is where people rank other experiences on the internet that provide images, text, video or other media? Is there a spectrum of danger with social media/short form video at one end, and something like reading an ebook in a browser on the other? One side being hypnotizing and addictive and the other being possibly interesting but mostly just boring and annoying. If so, where do you draw the line?

I feel like there are lots of blogs, online journalism outlets, and museum archives, etc that intentionally try and serve stimulating but not addictive material. I am a big fan of the internet archive and often spend hours and hours looking through stuff on there. Obviously it's not served to me and tailored by an algorithm or any of that. It doesn't feel addictive, it feels more like it used to feel when I spent a whole day reading actual books or magazines. Is this ultimately a gateway drug to the other stuff, a salve for withdrawal? Is it just not the same thing at all? Does that count as "mindless" surfing since, ultimately we should be doing something away from a computer if we really want to be productive, waste less time, enjoy more of our real life?

Can a person enjoy the internet carefully and responsibly without becoming addicted in some way?

Very curious what people think

Not sure if this is the right term, but I've noticed since intentionally limiting my time on social media more, my organic opinions and takes in everyday conversation have become so much more positive. It highlighted to me that we often can't exactly see how negative discourse is affecting us day-today, but it does so probably more than we think.

It's a bit jarring how much normal social etiquette discourages negativity in general as something that will bring the mood down and alienate people vs online this sort of thing is lifted up and served before anything else to illicit engagement. Just rambling now but appreciate this community! Encouraging to see I'm not alone in fighting all this.

I’ve been thinking about how engagement-driven platforms influence more than our screen time. They can affect what we consider normal, desirable and worthy of attention.

When vanity, outrage, humiliation and constant self-promotion are repeatedly rewarded with engagement, what happens to our values over time? What happens to empathy, authenticity, body image and the way we treat other people?

We know that people are influenced by their social environments. We learn what is acceptable, what earns approval and what makes us feel valued partly by observing others. Social media amplifies this process by making certain behaviours highly visible and rewarding them with likes, views and followers.

When we constantly see appearance treated as currency, cruelty rewarded with attention and ordinary life presented as a competition for validation, these things can gradually start to feel normal. Even people who dislike these values can internalise them, compare themselves to others or feel pressured to conform.

The problem isn’t just that social media reflects the worst parts of society. It’s that its incentives can reinforce them, amplify them and feed them back into our everyday lives.

This also raises questions about the business models behind these platforms. When companies profit from capturing our attention, their commercial incentives don’t necessarily align with our psychological wellbeing, healthy relationships or the kind of society we want to build.

I think we need to talk more about the cultural consequences of these platforms, not just screen time or individual mental health. What happens to a society when attention becomes a measure of worth, self-promotion becomes an expectation, and visibility is mistaken for value?

I don't get it. I mean, the first few minutes of doom scrolling is fun as it scratches that mental itch that comes with addiction.. but I keep on scrolling and scrolling hours after I stopped enjoying it. I'm conscious of the fact that I feel like shit while doom scrolling, and I'm very aware that I can easily switch to playing video games or watching anime or other things that I'll enjoy a hundred times more.. but why do I still choose to doom scroll instead?

It's funny because video games and anime used to feel like such an unproductive time waster for me. But nowadays, it feels like an achievement if I spend hours on those things rather than doom scrolling.

After years of mindless scrolling and consuming short-form content, I feel like my brain has stopped functioning the way it used to.

I struggle with concentration, forget things easily, can't retain information, and find learning new things extremely difficult. I have to reread things multiple times to understand them. My sleep is messed up, and I constantly feel mentally foggy.

I have career goals and exams to prepare for, but I can't even focus for 15 minutes without getting distracted.

Has anyone genuinely recovered from this? What helped you rebuild your attention span, memory, learning ability, and mental clarity?

I'm willing to put in months of effort. I just want my brain back.

Would really appreciate advice from people who've actually been through this.

PLEASE HELP 🙏🙏

I started using my smartphone a lot less. I recorded every time I was on my phone, and noticed I spent 10 HOURS A DAY scrolling Reddit! 10 hours that could have been spent on studying, exercise, reading books, or even walking outside. But I am spending my time abroad which is a once in a lifetime opportunity... scrolling Reddit.

Now you might be thinking "well aren't you doing it now" and yes, you'd be correct. I am now on my "break" - I bought a small timer, and whenever I have to study, I turn my phone off and set the timer to an hour. Once I am done, I reward myself by setting the timer to a 20 minute break. Once the break is over, I'm back to 1 hour without the phone. It is so helpful to have something in front of you so you're mindful of the time.

I have been doing it for the last couple of days, even set my phone to airplane mode when I'm outside. When I walk, I begin to observe my environment. People are walking outside, having fun, children are playing, elderly people are enjoying life on the bench at the park, and I ignore all of this just to look at a small screen??? I could be doing this anywhere else, what's the point of living abroad???

Now, I won't quit my smartphone entirely and I probably won't quit Reddit, since I occasionally get some really good advice. However, it's insane how easy it is to get sucked in ragebait and doom and gloom, when there is such a beautiful world outside. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, I agree but there is so much to do and see than look at reality from someone else's lense.

Alright, back to studying. Stay safe, everyone.

Think about the last time you made something creative. How did it start? If you rarely make things, what usually happens instead?

What do you do with things you save or bookmark? What has helped or got in the way of making things?

It's almost that time again, folks! Let's do this thing. My wife and I are gearing up for it. Here's what we're putting together.

NO NET NOVEMBER GUIDELINES & GOALS

1. Replace screen-time with other activities (analog or in-person). Replacements include reading, writing, making art, exercising, walking the dogs, talking on the phone, going out and meeting friends, doing chores, etc. This is critical. Without things in place to replace the internet, you're going to find excuses for hopping back on.
2. Using the internet for work is acceptable, but ideally this is done at work and not at home. And see if you can test yourself and find ways to avoid doing work on the internet that you could do in some other way offline.
3. News is gained either through newspapers, the radio, or television.
4. Streaming media is avoided (spotify, Netflix,etc). Physical media preferred. DVDs, CDs, records, tapes, etc.
5. If internet must be used at home, it is only when absolutely necessary and only through a stationary computer kept in a specific location in the house (never on a cell phone or wandering laptop).
6. Make a list of projects you'd like to accomplish over the course of November. Use your forthcoming abundant free time to work toward these.

It's a work in progress. Feel free to add to the list!