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Infinite scroll is a loot box mechanic
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this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2026
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I have no doubt they do.
Have you tried it though? I find that it's not lootbox-like in any way, although to some extent I suppose it depends on who you follow.
Tried it? You can't escape it, lol.
I've got my feed set up. It works about as well as it can. Lemmy is a particularly good place for it, low content, less users, and no ads.
As a core concept, I wouldn't have a problem with it, provided we actually had way more levers to adjust the algorithms.
In larger settings it's a complete nightmare, even on sites that aren't trying to generate ad revenue.
Even as someone who lived through the static webpage and forum era and loved it, reverting to that feels like going backwards in progress. But without finer controls over the algorithm, the general application of scrolling is ass and detrimental to good life/screen time balance. There should be some kind of middle ground or new structure.