> The problem with the tech bubble these days is that people within it assume that everyone has the same internet connectivity they do. And that they have it al

> The problem with the tech bubble these days is that people within it assume that everyone has the same internet connectivity they do. And that they have it all the time. > Just like app developers who only test their apps on the high-end phones they have, not the phones that the majority of people have. I'm a little surprised by your reaction to this feature, accusing it of being part of the tech bubble, given that you said that you make sure to develop for the phones that the majority of people have. Part of the motivation for native lazy-loading is to provide a better web experience for people in countries where network data costs a lot. Lazy-loading images is a step in the right direction, because it helps ensure that the only images that users download are the ones they look at. It's not a perfect solution, as radarsat1's use case demonstrates. But it seems like a step in the right direction. Disclosure: I work on the same team as Addy. I'm not speaking on behalf of the team, just commenting based on my understanding of the motivation for features like this.