I was always a little uneasy about installing an extension that can monitor the web pages you’re viewing 👀 still pretty wild to see how many YouTubers were burned by this too!

@grubz I actually used it for a few years, thought I was saving money, and even cashed in about $50 in rewards. Always wondered how they monetized. Now I know and it’s both unsurprising (capitalism, after all) and terrible.

@tylerknowsnothing I used it too, for quite a while when it first came out. I’m just so picky about the extensions I give a permanent spot on my browser lol I pretty much only use uBlock Origin, Proton VPN and Micro.blog’s bookmark extension full time these days.

@grubz @tylerknowsnothing I should have been more stingy, it seems. I was a bit suspicious too, but those “discounts” roped me in. I used to use RetailMeNot, but now I wonder if they were running similar scams. Probably best to avoid them altogether.

I’ve used RetailMeNot in the past too. Most recently, Capital One is trying to get me to install their own version of this kind of thing every time I open the app lol I think I’ll just stay away from all of them.

@grubz Oh yeah! I need to use the Mb bookmark thingy, too! I use Safari, so I have a bookmarklet in my links bar and instead of bookmarking pages I just add them to tab groups. Lazy, I know.

@tylerknowsnothing that actually makes sense lol I like it because I use Linux on my laptop but I have an iPhone so it makes it easy to save stuff between my phone and laptop

@grubz You’ve got a point, there :) I hadn’t thought of that. Also, I too move stuff from my Macs to my Linux machines. For that I use LocalSend. It’s a fantastic open source AirDrop utility. Works great, if the UI is a tad wonky. Pretty easy to set up, though :D

@tylerknowsnothing wuuut I didn’t even know that was a thing! I’m checking it out right now

@grubz Works on pretty much everything, too :) Enjoy the renewed convenience!

@grubz It occurred to me I should include a link :) localsend.org

@tylerknowsnothing heck yeah! Thank you lol