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		psteinweber 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unloc... Opal is incredibly helpful for me. Exactly the right amount of control and annoyance to get me off social media.

cnity 10 months ago [–]

Opal's ads were very good actually. I got targeted ones on Instagram Reels and they legitimately made me uninstall everything that wasn't serving me. Ironically I never installed Opal, but their marketing team really did me a solid.

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