This "accidental animation" can appear fun but I'd argue it belongs in our #UX Toolkit as negative pattern. It highlights a fundamental tradeoff: visual vs cognitive design. The dropdown indicator makes it clear the date is clickable. But an entire list of them at the same time is visually more cluttered.
I have my personal opinion but it begs the question: How do we discuss this? The problem is we don't, it's all just opinion. I'd prioritize for cogitive clarity and make the arrows ALWAYS visible at the cost of visual simplicity. Apps like Whatsapp (pictured here) prioritize exactly the opposite.
Fairly trivial problem that highlights a more profound issue: How do we get more rigor and certainty in a field that is mostly driven by "well, I think it looks cool..."
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