Yeah, scroll fade might be useful sometimes but most of the time it's just annoying.

https://dbushell.com/2026/01/09/death-to-scroll-fade/

duskdozer an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Fortunately my "defenses" worked on this one, though CSS only doesn't seem to have been enough. I don't care if they want to make the user feel like they're living in a blingee gif by default, I just desperately want pages to respect prefers-reduced-motion

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RadiozRadioz an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

What are the times in which it is useful?

If those are referenced in the linked article, I'll be honest I didn't read it. That website succeeds whole handedly in its job of being too annoying to read.

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cyanydeez an hour ago | parent [-]

im sure theres a class of people who gauge their willingness to read based on the length of scroll.

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adrithmetiqa an hour ago | parent [-]

I am reaching for “reader mode” in my browsers all the time as they cut through these design choices that don’t agree within my eyes

It really helps to focus in the content rather than the fluff.

	▲	duskdozer an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I should probably be doing this instead of fruitlessly expanding my blocklist. I'm frustrated that extensions don't work in reader view though.