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One difference is that HN uses a ranked list. You can generally count on things getting less salient the farther you “scroll.” It’s the same way that infinitel
by alwa 2y ago
One difference is that HN uses a ranked list. You can generally count on things getting less salient the farther you “scroll.”
It’s the same way that infinitely-scrolling Google results don’t have the same effect as infinitely-scrolling content chutes, which exploit the hunch that there might be something gold just around the next swipe…
- philipwhiuk 2y agoI think the 'More...' link at the bottom is definitely invoking the same hunch.
- alwa 2y agoMaybe! To me it’s more of a “OK, that’s the end of the important stuff, this way to the also-rans if you’re extra bored today”