I did notice this though (note: I scrolled the entire thread first):
https://streamable.com/8cjcou
I’m no HTML expert, but it appears that posts that aren’t close to where you’re reading aren’t rendered (or whatever “cloaked-post” means); also: notice the arrow beside each line to see their children goes away, which means they’re being removed from the page.
Reminds me of culling objects in a game engine.
I tested that myself and it’s all there, lol. I agree, there should be an option for that, especially if it’s already there.