@pluralistic These are great recommendations, and I can't wait to try them!
It's interesting how, as web search fails, word of mouth has been taking its place. In that spirit, I'd like to add that I use uBlock Origin rules to block parts of specific websites that I don't like. For example, these two custom rules will banish the New York Times Opinion section:
www.nytimes.com##div.css-1w1paqe:has(section#large-opinion-label)
www.nytimes.com##li[data-testid="nav-item-Opinion"]
USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Program
https://portal365.org/en/grants/usaiddevelopmentinnovationventuresdivprogram
some middle-manager-flavored "juice the KPIs" bullshit just hit my gmail inbox, shoving an "AI" summary in my face
#UblockOrigin selector that will zap the entire feature from existence, should anyone else find use of it:
mail.google.com##div[data-id*="kopisummary"]
thanks but no thanks, google, I know how to read and write and quite like doing it
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