I find infinite scroll can be too addicting. I like pagination because it gives me a moment to pause and ask myself if I want to continue. It also breaks up long discussion threads into manageable chunks, which I find is less stressful and overwhelming for my brain.
There’s a post-Twitter microblogging platform I like that made the decision to use pagination instead of infinite scroll, and for me, that was an incredibly clear signal that they are trying to take a pro-social, healthy approach to social media.
Not sure if this was the right place to chime in. I just thought maybe I could help clear up confusion about why some users might find this feature important, since I haven’t really seen anyone providing that perspective.
I’ve used Discourse elsewhere, it’s a fine platform, and I really appreciate how much you can customize it (e.g., the ability to remove Likes, hell yeah) but the lack of pagination is likely a dealbreaker for me.