[jfarmer]

Maybe, maybe not. What would be interesting is a longitudinal study about this.

I can believe that ten years ago people didn't scroll, but instead our behavior changed over time as we adapted to the medium.

So, ten years ago "users don't scroll" was good advice, but designers made the mistake of filing that away in the Known Fact bin without reflecting more carefully and/or actually testing it.

Just a hypothesis.

[MaysonL]

Also, the tech advanced - scroll wheels and two-finger swipe on Mac touchpads make scrolling simple.