They didn't, they asked an LLM to create a webpage, and it did, and they didn't notice that particular bit of sloppery, any more than people who post AI-generated memes on Facebook don't notice that their niece has six fingers now.
Just coming here to ask any person from moniepoint to remove your "smooth scroll" as overriding any OS native behavior for something custom for the sake of subjective "beautiful" is destroying users habits, which make it immediately a very bad design. I loaded the site, saw the scroll, closed the page.
I won't read your content, you have no credibility to my eyes because of your horrible UX.
I'm using the scroll wheel as well (Logitech Anywhere MX) and it seems like it scrolls like any other site. If I spin the wheel it zips to the bottom of the page in under a second.
The underlying thesis is interesting too as a financial pitch to increase traceability. Some subtle digs at the .. less honest methodologies sometimes used in front of investors.
You lost me when you started talking about seeking money and what sells an idea to VCs, not value creation. If your goal is the money and not the product, ypu've already lost.
to add insult to injury: "author" learned nothing, and there's nothing to learn.
Why would anyone who actually wants me to read their site do this?
I won't read your content, you have no credibility to my eyes because of your horrible UX.
I'm using Chrome on Windows and it scrolls normally.
The underlying thesis is interesting too as a financial pitch to increase traceability. Some subtle digs at the .. less honest methodologies sometimes used in front of investors.
We are on HN, which is hosted by YC. Their entire business model is grooming would be C-Suites to tailor their products to appeal to potential VC's.