True, but from our collective experience with stuff like scrolljacking I'm afraid this is less likely.
IMHO the helpful/harmful ratio of this is close to the one of popup windows.
You would risk messing up the use of assistive technologies like high contrast and oversized cursors. That is the opposite of helpful.
The repel could be dangerous too. There are plenty of features that websites are legally or ethically obligated to provide, but they would rather users not use them. I'm imagining email newsletters with really hard to click unsubscribe buttons.