u/dominodomino321

I wanna hear what y'all are stuck with this week because it always cracks me up.

Since Sunday morning, every spare second of my waking hours has been autofilled by the opening line of Ariana Grande's "Side to Side":
'I been there all night - ARIANA- I been there all daaaaaAAAaay- NICKI MINAAAAAAJ- and BoOoooOoOoy u got me walkin side to side"

I'm not even an active listener of Ariana Grande??? My speed is Built to Spill / Pavement / Jaga jazzist weird stuff, but I literally can't stop looping it in my brain + saying it aloud and laughing. No clue where it came from but IYKYK.
ARIANA
NICKI MINAAAAAAJ
😈

Hey y'all - just wanted to share this in case anyone out there needs it, too!

I get really, really overwhelmed by the constant visual motion + clutter of the internet these days, but also have to spend a lot of time there, on various sites (like Pinterest for client mood boards, etc).
My main enemy is GIFS (grrrrr, *gnashes teeth* I hate them I hate them) and looping ads, and I felt like the ad blockers I installed were honestly ineffective & I was losing my GD mind every day. Like, why da fuck am I having to regulate every 20 mins, ya know? Anyway.

I figured out a lil' work around and wanted to share it here if y'all need it! I have an Apple ecosystem & use Safari as my main browser (don't @ me, I'm a creature of habit), so this might need some translation for Windows / Linux peeps. I've attached some reference screenshots for the steps below, too! But:

1. Open TextEdit and create a new file.

2. Paste this small code block in that file (this blocks all gifs, ads, and specifically looping "sponsored" shit on Pinterest, but I also included the catch word "Promoted" as well because I was anger, grrr.):

/* 1. Hide the actual video/GIF players on Pinterest */

div[data-test-id="visual-content-container"] video { display: none !important; }

/* 2. Hide pins labeled Sponsored or Promoted */

div[data-grid-item]:has([aria-label*="Sponsored"]),

div[data-grid-item]:has([aria-label*="Promoted"]) { display: none !important; }

/* 3. Hide any leftover Sponsored/Promoted text labels */

[data-test-id="sponsored-label"],

[data-test-id="promoted-label"] { display: none !important; }

3. Make sure this file is "Plain Text Format" (shift+command+A --> shift+command+T OR Format --> make plain text). It should look like this:

https://preview.redd.it/r2sh8ie6txzg1.png?width=673&format=png&auto=webp&s=78517d38971dceb323c8afeabf76956af75e162f

4. Save this file: when the "save" box opens, deselect the box that says "add .txt extension" or whatever. Delete the file name (probably "Untitled.txt") and replace it with "block_gifs.css". Or, call it whatever you what ("shut_up_world.css" etc) but make sure the file name ends in .css (this edits the style of sites.)

5. Open Safari --> settings --> Advanced ---> Make sure the box at the bottom "show features for web developers" is selected ---> click the dropdown box in "Style Sheet" and select "other" --> upload your "block_gifs.css" file here. It should look like this:

https://preview.redd.it/k2cyrldbtxzg1.png?width=823&format=png&auto=webp&s=5619f7cb87f6e6fc204700c9b9c47bf7007d4902

You might have to refresh your browser (quit Safari & reopen), but... Ta-da! Looping gifs & ads should now be blocked, specifically on sites like Pinterest.

Hope this quiets the visual noise for any of my WFH AuDHD gals out there 😄 Holler if I can help with anything more specific in the comments, too!