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less pagination, please

Compared to blogs listing post links via pagination, I strongly prefer blogs listing all post links in one convenient list. Whether that list is separated into many different sub-lists or not, it makes finding compelling post titles and navigating to their pages so much easier. Better that than spending unnecessary time and thinking as I click or tap through a series of pages that I didn't find necessary.

I can understand pagination in cases where post links come with images and context, more so if the images have heavy file sizes. However, I don't really get it for the minimalist list items I see around these parts. It doesn't take long at all to load a simple list of posts and their publication dates, even one with hundreds or thousands of entries.

While pagination can make for better scanning through creating short and manageable groups, I don't really vibe with it. If groupings are wanted, it can be achieved by approaches such as yearly, monthly, or even themed sub-lists. More in-depth approaches like collapsible sub-lists or pairing sub-lists with a table of contents could make navigating long pages even easier.

Having all post links on one page also makes curation much easier. It makes for less pages to worry about archiving, and less pages to miss out on because they weren't archived.

Thinking about it, this preference tends to follow me around to other online experiences. Yes, I'd like to view as many as possible listings at once please. Whether for some or all use cases, do you feel any differently?