One of the things I like the fediverse is the oppposition to unhealthy social media use. I think infinite scrolling is one of the worst things about mainstream social media. Even when youre consciously against it, it is very hard not to forget and get consumed by the infinite scrolling.
My proposal is that front-ends should default (or at least provide the option) to a paginated interface. You get to the bottom and have to click a “Next” button. It acts as sort of a wake up call to your scroll-numbed mind. It is also a much more ergonomic interface anyways, and more lightweight on resources.
I strongly believe that, if presented the option, most people would prefer pagination over infinite scroll. It seems corporations forced infinite scroll on us for maximum time wasted.
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I hate infinite scroll for an entirely different reason: It breaks backwards navigation. If I click into a post and then finish with it, I want to be able to go back in my browser and go back to where I was in the newsfeed.
Thats part of what I was getting at in the last sentence with “more ergonomic” and “more lightweight on resources”. I fully agree with you!
Here here! slams hand on table
I hate endless scrolling. It’s a dark pattern that is used for keeping engagement with the content stream. I want to get to the bottom of the next page then call it quits. Can’t do that in endless scrollinf
