An interesting look into Infinite Scrolling, the history behind it, and why it might not necessarily be a bad thing.
Interface Studies - What "Infinite Scrolling" Was For
Submitted 2 weeks ago by RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml to videos@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDDI9OSWY9k
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
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?RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
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.
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
Lemmy isn’t quite active enough to scroll infinitely yet… 😅 (I usually reach a post I already saw yesterday)