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Scrollbars are becoming a problem (artemis.sh)
submitted 11 months ago by KelsonV@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey, it's difficult to figure out how to present large amounts of information in a usable fashion. So let's just NOT EVEN FUCKING BOTHER and just put everything into a gigantically long list instead.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's not that it's difficult, this method encourages “doomscrolling” because the user doesn't actively decide to go to the next page.

The Nielsen Norman Group observes that “infinite scrolling minimizes interaction costs and increases user engagement.” Infinite scroll keeps users engaged and on the page because the page never ends: there is always something more to see, no wait to see it, and very few interactions.