Although I found that you can tamper with randomness by executing some JS in the console xd: `Math.random() = () => 1`
I don’t think “no ads or tracking” should be a merit at all. It just ended up that way because this started as something I built for myself, and I never bothered adding anything beyond what was needed to make it work.
And yeah, you’re totally right about Math.random(). I didn’t think much about “randomness quality” when building it — it’s very much a naive implementation. If someone opens the console and tweaks it, that’s fair.
For me it was less about randomness being correct, and more about having something external that nudges me to start. At that point, the coin flip has already done its job.
nalife520•1mo ago
What surprised me wasn’t that people used a coin flip — it was that many said the result itself is irrelevant. Their reaction to it tells them what they already want.
That made me wonder: are tools like this actually about randomness, or just a socially acceptable way to outsource responsibility for starting?
Curious how others here think about this. Is randomness useful, or just a psychological trick to get unstuck?