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That shit where something on the page loads a few seconds later than everything else and shifts whatever Iโm trying to click on down
... And you end up accidently clicking a button that was previously above, and landing on a page you didn't even want to see!
move mouse to click "cancel"
page shifts.
accidentally click "i agree to the terms and conditions" checkbox
in mild panic try to click the checkbox again.
cookie permissions banner appears.
accidentally click "agree to accept all cookies"
heart rate and breathing increase. panic sets in. pupils constrict. sweat forms on brow.
slowly move mouse to the "cancel" button.
wait 60 seconds while hovering mouse over the button.
take a deep breath, clench all muscles.
click "cancel" button.
page shifts.
"congratulations on signing up for your new credit card!"
start screaming "no!" repeatedly.
popup appears: "as a bonus, you've been subscribed to our premium services."
start crying.
"your new credit card will automatically be billed weekly for this service."
beg audibly at computer to stop.
"to cancel, simply call our 1-800 number listed below"
legal disclaimer appears below, written in 0.001 point font. zoom does nothing.
page source shows 6 billion characters on a single line.
the end.
sorry for writing in 'greentext' style short sentences.
If web developers took the time to specify the size of images in their code, then the browser would make room for those items ahead of time and people wouldn't have to deal with text shifting.