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It used to be somewhat difficult to track a reader's progress solely from the browser's scrollbar. Not impossible, but it wasn't something the average code-camp newbie could figure out. So sticking a stupid "Read More" button on the page was the default solution.

That still seems to be the solution for a whole lot of websites, even though the Intersection Observer API now exists.

I don't get it.




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