# Time to reconsider infinite scroll?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-reconsider-infinite-scroll/401984
**Category:** General
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-reconsider-infinite-scroll/401984 "2026-04-30T13:48:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Showing post:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-reconsider-infinite-scroll/401984/2 "2026-04-30T14:05:48Z")

</div>

> [@mcmcclur](#):
>
> Given how central we now know that infinite scroll is the addictive behavior of social media

Worth separating the mechanism from the harm here. The research on addictive social media design points to algorithmic curation, variable-reward feeds, and engagement optimisation, not infinite scroll as a standalone feature. Discourse doesn’t have any of that. It’s a flat, chronological, near-completely unmanipulated list with no algorithm, no sponsored content, and no features designed to keep you scrolling. The scroll just replaces a ‘next page’ button.

The legal concerns you’re referencing apply to platforms deliberately engineering compulsive use. A dry topic list that happens to not have page numbers doesn’t meet that bar.

---

_[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-reconsider-infinite-scroll/401984)._