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Interface Studies - What "Infinite Scrolling" Was For
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this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2026
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Isn't it kind of obvious, scrolling is more convenient than clicking next page, especially when using a decent scroll wheel, middle click or the
page downkey... How is this a topic that requires a whole video? TL:DW?The video talks about how it’s been hijacked by places like Insta and TikTok in order to keep your attention instead of leaving to do chores or what have you.
He talks about the history of the feature, its uses in modern tech, and why in some cases Google and Amazon used infinite scroll but went back to pagination and their reasons why.
I think the video itself is worth watching, but if you’d rather spend your time scrolling Lenny, I guess I won’t stop you.
Lemmy isn't quite active enough to scroll infinitely yet... 😅 (I usually reach a post I already saw yesterday)