How it holds itself in place

The looking is not the problem. What happens in the four minutes after you stop looking is the problem. Follow it round once.

Open the feedMeasure against besthoursThe gap, and theflat feelingAdd self contempt ontopScroll again to feelbetter
Every turn nudges the standard a little higher, and nothing in the loop ever nudges it back down. The diagram shows a loop running through: Open the feed, then Measure against best hours, then The gap, and the flat feeling, then Add self contempt on top, then Scroll again to feel better.