Comment on The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

• GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Voyager (like Apollo before it) has the option to disable infinite scrolling, I won’t use a client with it

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• Mihies@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  But why? I don’t mind infinite scrolling here. And an option to opt in/out and everybody’s happy I suppose.

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  • sleepundertheleaves@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The article explains why: because infinite scrolling makes it easier to keep scrolling, and harder to stop scrolling, and is one of the design choices that make a social media platform more addictive.

    Whether you mind infinite scrolling or not isn’t the point. Just because you like the function doesn’t make it good for you.

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    • Mihies@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I see how it can create problems for some, but OTOH I also don’t want some bureocrats tell me what’s good for me. I bet those are the same bunch that brought us infinite cookie warnings clicking.

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      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨37⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        I also don’t want some [bureaucrats] tell me what’s good for me.

        These same policy wonks tell you to wear a seat belt because that’s (proven) good for you; as is not smoking. They tell everyone ELSE not to speed because those wonks know everyone else is a terrible driver, and that’s better for you. These are the types who maintain building code and human rights and legal process because - yep - it’s better for you.

        There’s a trend, here. I get that we sometimes feel opposition to things, but when there is science behind it - sit DOWN, RFKjr and the rest of you whackadoos - it’s usually good to go with it.

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      • HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        Nah, cookie banners are a malicious compliance tactic adopted by the advertising industry after they got told they can’t surveil the whole of the internet without consent.

        The bureaucrats are actually hard at work to get rid of cookie banners in the very near future, making it obligatory to follow an in browser setting. You click decline once on install, and that’s it is the plan.

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• saimen@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am so braindead I can’t even imagine how it would work without endless scrolling?

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  • vodka@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    X amount of posts before it stops scrolling. Then you’d have a classic “next page” button like we used to.

    Basically you add a conscious choice to keep going, and creating a much more natural stopping point.

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  • Lauchmelder@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Pagination

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  • karashta@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You reach the bottom of the feed and have to click something to load another page or reload the forum

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