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What’s happening in this site? The page loads and number starts going up from 47 and the it says “You fell behind reading this”. And I start scrolling and paras

What’s happening in this site? The page loads and number starts going up from 47 and the it says “You fell behind reading this”. And I start scrolling and paras of text start floating up. I am really confused

Onavo 9mo ago
I think it's supposed to simulate the RSS inbox count creating urgency.
- embedding-shape 9mo ago
  Hm, that was really unclear, I felt like there was a timer timing my reading, so I ended up closing it :/
rolymath 9mo ago
[flagged]
stabbles 9mo ago
Try this: https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation/ascii https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation/ascii
AndrewDucker 9mo ago
Did you try reading the text?
- voidUpdate 9mo ago
  When I load the page, all the text I can see is "You fell behind while reading this". Not exactly helpful
  - AndrewDucker 9mo ago
    I get an image of a mouse with a scroll wheel pulsing/moving. But it is quite subtle, and easily missed.
trashb 9mo ago
This is "modern web design", I personally prefer a more minimal style. If you turn on your browser's "reader mode" the article is more readable.
azornathogron 9mo ago
If you scroll down slightly you get a low contrast button "○ PREFER STILLNESS? READ AS PLAIN TEXT →", which takes you to a plain text version with a rather patronising introduction that says "You chose the quiet version. No animations. No counters ticking up. Just words. That's a valid choice." Edit: to be just slightly nicer about it: having a plain text version is great, that's a really good thing. But the "that's a valid choice" paragraph is unnecessary and just distracts from your actual article. If I pick the plain-text version it's because I want to just get straight to the point (other people may have other reasons), and I certainly don't need your validation.
- RandomTeaParty 9mo ago
  I totally missed that button... It using tiny font size doesn't help
- nusl 9mo ago
  Sounds like what an LLM would tell me
  - wilkystyle 9mo ago
    "Good instincts on choosing plain text—you're asking exactly the right questions, and it cuts to the core of what makes traditional blogging so compelling. It's not just the medium—it's direct access to the thoughts and personality of the author! Let's delve deeper into exactly why the blogging model is so powerful. [rocket emoji] Going straight to the source [...]"

Onavo 9mo ago

I think it's supposed to simulate the RSS inbox count creating urgency.

embedding-shape 9mo ago
Hm, that was really unclear, I felt like there was a timer timing my reading, so I ended up closing it :/

rolymath 9mo ago

[flagged]

stabbles 9mo ago

Try this: https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation/ascii https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation/ascii

AndrewDucker 9mo ago

Did you try reading the text?

voidUpdate 9mo ago
When I load the page, all the text I can see is "You fell behind while reading this". Not exactly helpful
- AndrewDucker 9mo ago
  I get an image of a mouse with a scroll wheel pulsing/moving. But it is quite subtle, and easily missed.

trashb 9mo ago

This is "modern web design", I personally prefer a more minimal style. If you turn on your browser's "reader mode" the article is more readable.

azornathogron 9mo ago

If you scroll down slightly you get a low contrast button "○ PREFER STILLNESS? READ AS PLAIN TEXT →", which takes you to a plain text version with a rather patronising introduction that says "You chose the quiet version. No animations. No counters ticking up. Just words. That's a valid choice." Edit: to be just slightly nicer about it: having a plain text version is great, that's a really good thing. But the "that's a valid choice" paragraph is unnecessary and just distracts from your actual article. If I pick the plain-text version it's because I want to just get straight to the point (other people may have other reasons), and I certainly don't need your validation.

RandomTeaParty 9mo ago
I totally missed that button... It using tiny font size doesn't help
nusl 9mo ago
Sounds like what an LLM would tell me
- wilkystyle 9mo ago
  "Good instincts on choosing plain text—you're asking exactly the right questions, and it cuts to the core of what makes traditional blogging so compelling. It's not just the medium—it's direct access to the thoughts and personality of the author! Let's delve deeper into exactly why the blogging model is so powerful. [rocket emoji] Going straight to the source [...]"