The beginnings of what will be a browser extension. The extension will slow down specific websites.
The point is to make internet usage less addictive. Social media wants a fast response rate to keep you engaged. By causing a delay I hope this will make the internet less addictive.
It sets the opacity to 0 and gradually increases. It doesn't actually load websites slower, but it simulates it.
Make a pull request.
- Allow customization of slow down.
- Perhaps different settings for different sites.
- Make it annoying/inconvenient to remove websites from slow down list (opt-in).
- Have suggested lists of problematic websites (reddit, facebook, twitter, instagram, pinterest, etc.)
- Exports/imports of lists.