I just saw a coworker with something like 30 tabs open in Chrome. I also know someone who regularly hits the 500-tab limit on their phone, though I suspect that’s more about being messy than anything else.
When I’m researching something, I might have 10-50 tabs open for a while, but once I’m done, I close them all. If I need them again, browser history is there.
Why do people keep so many tabs open? Is there a workflow or habit I’m missing? Do they just never clean up, or is there a real benefit to tab hoarding? I’m genuinely curious. Why do people do that?
So, do you ever clear them or do they just sit there util you forget they ever existed?
They’re there for a reason. Once the context no longer exists - the task is complete, the partnership has lapsed, or I’ve decided that my cup of fucks runneth dry - I will close the relevant tabs, or even the entire window.