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I love how this is formatted - reading it in those little blocks with an image to make it more clear. It is a joy to read.

The actual point itself is somewhat interesting too. "curse" is a strong word though.

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I hate that I'm forced to scroll just to be able to read something that is already in the screen, but each to its own.

the chart is flashy, but pretty meaningless, there is zero value from it and everything looks overcomplicated.

Funny. For me, it is horrible user experience. Don't decide for me. Let me read what's already on screen. I hate scroll jacking of any type.

This isn't scroll jacking, any more than it's "scroll jacking" when there's a header or menu sidebar which doesn't move with the text. Scroll jacking means something specific, like the style which was introduced by NYT and has been imitated badly ever since, where sometimes scrolling triggers animations and then the text gets the scroll back.

Here, the main text moves up and down when you scroll, and there's an illustration on the side which changes accordingly. I'm seeing mixed opinions about that stylistic choice here, I don't have a strong one myself.

Just that it isn't scroll jacking. It's some other thing.

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