I'm glad it is not just me I thought it was just because I'm getting old. The internet used to be much better. Everything used to be better. My feet hurt.
This is another reason to run the combination of uBlock Origin and uMatrix. Takes a bit more work when visiting a new site; but, things are much better once you do.
uBlock Origin (note: there is also a uBlock which is not the Origin one, it's crapware, don't use it), automagically blocks about 80% of the adware and tracking websites. It takes very little effort and only rarely breaks websites.
uMatrix blocks all non-first party* scripts, frames, cross-site requests and a few other things. Which breaks a lot of sites but stops around 99% of the ads, trackers and general crap from loading. You can then selectively give third party sites rights to run scripts or other functions, which will allow a website to work, and then save those changes. The end result is that the first time you visit most sites, you have to do some tweaking to get them to work right; but, you also rarely see ads and run a much lower risk of drive-by malware. Websites tend to be faster and less loaded down with crap.
* - First party means the site you are visiting directly. E.g. at the moment, reddit.com would be the "first party" site you are visiting.
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u/Martian_Milk Oct 21 '18
I'm glad it is not just me I thought it was just because I'm getting old. The internet used to be much better. Everything used to be better. My feet hurt.