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  • The Giant Korean@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I tried to bring this up as an issue back on Reddit, and I got downvoted into oblivion.

    I think sometimes switching your use agent to Chrome can bypass some issues.

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      11 months ago

      So many tech minded people, but at same time, so many of us fail to consider others POV and priorities.

      JUST DON’T VISIT THAT WEBSITE! - sure bro, that means i won’t be able to pay the bills this month because the only traditional way of doing this is visiting a physical kiosk at working hour. Did i mention that i gotta work?

      Similar with messaging apps.

      YOU NEED BETTER FRIENDS LOL - trust me I’ve tried. i also need to send my resume using this app to whoever interviewing me. no, no email. yes, i tried teling that. no, i won’t be that guy preaching about software freedom when all i want is a fucking job.

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        11 months ago

        The first sites I really noticed it on were banking sites. Pretty much essential. Then I noticed more and more sites. Switching to chrome based solved it. But it really, really bothers me that I had to resort to that.

        Would love to just ignore such sites, but that becomes a pretty big ask… Sigh

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          11 months ago

          Where do you live where banking sites don’t follow industry standards, even for web development?

          I’ve never had a problem with a website outright not working on Firefox, although in some cases features are restricted which usually just require a user agent change (like huddles on slack).

          Do you have concrete examples of websites that outright don’t work on Firefox?

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      11 months ago

      There is an addon that does this automatically.

      Some pages load weird like a pop-up on mobile that should take over your view window is a side bar instead. Still fully functional but slightly harder to read.

      But you know what makes it way harder to read? Ads

      • The Giant Korean@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I’ve visited pages in Chrome without an ad blocker… Almost unusable, my eyes couldn’t even focus on what I actually needed to do.

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          11 months ago

          I’m not sure if it’s better, or worse, than the cancer that was the dot come era. Pop-ups everywhere. Random fucking toolbars. So many toolbars. A clippy version of a titty dancer if you’re unlucky.

    • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      Make sure to only do that temporarily and only if it’s absolutely necessary. Otherwise just avoid using said website and look for alternatives.