Wait, why isn't that the article instead? Who actually wants this fade-scroll-thing? It detracts from the sensible content.
replyeven this "ascii" (i expected raw text but still got html+css) was hardly readable for me, had to reach to the reader view, finally readable, ohh... looks much like ai-generated, why did i spend so much time jumping over obstacles...
replyThe length and rambling nature of it was a clear AI indicator.
replyThis is unfortunately the problem with the Boring Internet. It's subject to the common denominator which is shite. And LLMs generate a lot of that.
CSS always counters the conceptual and philosophical use of hypertext.
replyColor contrast in the text version isn’t great either
replyYeah, scroll fade might be useful sometimes but most of the time it's just annoying.
replyFortunately my "defenses" worked on this one, though CSS only doesn't seem to have been enough. I don't care if they want to make the user feel like they're living in a blingee gif by default, I just desperately want pages to respect prefers-reduced-motion
replyWhat are the times in which it is useful?
replyIf those are referenced in the linked article, I'll be honest I didn't read it. That website succeeds whole handedly in its job of being too annoying to read.
im sure theres a class of people who gauge their willingness to read based on the length of scroll.
replyI am reaching for “reader mode” in my browsers all the time as they cut through these design choices that don’t agree within my eyes
replyIt really helps to focus in the content rather than the fluff.
I should probably be doing this instead of fruitlessly expanding my blocklist. I'm frustrated that extensions don't work in reader view though.
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