On the Weissinger's fixed point theorem

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First we recall the following result (see also this post):

Weissinger's fixed point theorem: Let $X$ be a complete metric space and assume that $f:X\longrightarrow X$ satisfies the following

$$ d(f^{i}(x),f^{i}(y))\leq \alpha_{i} d(x,y), \quad (*) $$ for all $i\geq 1$, where $f^{i}$ stands for the composition of $f$ with itself $i$-times, and $\alpha_{i}$ is a sequence of non-negative numbers such that $\sum_{i\geq 1}\alpha_{i}<\infty$.

I am looking for an example (if any) of a continuous and not compact mapping $f:X\longrightarrow X$, $X$ being the closed unit ball of an infinite dimensional (real) Banach space such that:

(1) $f$ does not satisfy (*)

(2) $f^{i}$ is compact (i.e., $f^{i}$ maps bounded subsets into precompact ones) for some $i\geq 2$.

Of course, above $X$ can be replaced for any other convex and closed subset.

Many thanks in advance for your comments.

Thanks!

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In the spirit of the comment by Matthias Klupsch, you can also take something like $$ Tx := (x_1, x_3, 0, x_5, 0, x_7, 0, \ldots ) $$ for $x \in \ell^2$. Then, $T$ is not compact, but $T^i x = (x_1, 0, \ldots)$ for $i \ge 2$ which is compact. Moreover, the Lipschitz constant of $T^i$ is always $1$, hence, $\alpha_i \ge 1$.