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by mhaberl 2119 days ago
How does this help? Won't you just comment out the entry in hosts file if you want to visit HN?
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coldtea 2119 days ago
No, because of the extra guilt.

It's not about what's technically impossible to break out of, it's about the psychology.

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sbmthakur 2119 days ago
The time taken to do that is often enough to remind one of their don't get distracted resolution.
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frank2 2119 days ago
Especially if it says "don't get distracted" or "too much information too fast is toxic" in a comment right above the line blocking HN.
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cyberbanjo 2119 days ago
It's just to slow the automatic response. One extra step can be enough to go from automatic to task-evaluation.
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