I’ve been using NoScript for years now. While it may be somewhat inconvenient, I’ve gotten used to the way my browser now works with it. It also lets me know which sites to avoid in general.
Yep, absolutely. If I can’t get the basic site script JS that makes the buttons work, or lets me read it using the first option in the list I just move on.
It really opens your eyes to how many hidden 3rd party tracking and fingerprinting scripts there really are on a lot of these sites.
After you use it you learn what is safe to use yet still block the other 25-50 scripts. What I really like is that you can actually block all the Google services on almost all sites without them breaking.
But some are now tying them to together, if you don’t allow the google then nothing will work. As you say, then just move on and find what you want elsewhere that is not pulling this game.
Another fringe benefit positive I have found with NoScript is that it happens to get around a lot of paywalls because the cover page or pop up is further down the inline stack and blocked as a separate item in NoScript. :)
Know what else Ace? I like being able to click these items and go use “Blacklight”. It is extremely exposing with what these are actually doing.