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> Also, no hidden scrollbars

I agree with the rest but not this. You no longer need visible scrollbars now that you do 99% of your scrolling with the wheel or the trackpad or sometimes the keyboard. You did need visible and prominent scrollbars back when mice lacked wheels so you actually clicked and dragged them.

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It still has value as 1) an indicator you can scroll in the first place, and 2) an indicator of where in the document you are.

1) case in point: Windows 10 Settings

In fact, I would argue that 2 is the primary use case for scrollbars.

2) is still around though : the scrollbar tends to show up as soon as you start scrolling (... which I guess covers 1) too ?)

I still click and drag scroll bar frequently. It's faster, easier to fine control the position (especially useful when you want to toggle between two or more positions).

To me, all three ways to scroll (scrollwheel, auto-scroll, dragging scroll bar manually) have their uses.

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