What common mistake do developers make with Cursor pagination, why does the mistake cause problems, and what is the safer approach?

What common mistake do developers make with Cursor pagination, why does the mistake cause problems, and what is the safer approach? One recurring problem with cursor pagination is applying it without understanding the boundary it protects. Choosing pagination only by UI preference and ignoring the database ordering and index needed to make large result sets efficient. In addition, Cursor pagination uses a stable ordered cursor and can scale well for large sequential datasets. Safer engineering approach: keep the responsibility in the correct layer, use the framework's supported API, validate and authorize inputs, avoid hidden side effects, and verify the behavior with tests.