• some_guy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

      I’m sorry what’s clickbait here?

      I think that term has lost all meaning to some of the more simple folk on here.

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        “Game I refuse to name is free but you better hurry!” That’s clickbait. It’s no different than “This child start got arrested. You won’t believe who!” No context, all hype. Forced to click through for any actual useful information.

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          4 months ago

          Do you think articles should include all relevant information in the title?

          “Man’s home burglarized by criminal organization” is clickbait?

          “Popular hotel burns in suspected arson” < clickbait?

          “Senator wasn’t involved in assault, staffer says” clickbait too?

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            Yes, actually. There’s zero legitimate reason to exclude names of the places and people involved. Also, this article is literally using fomo to get people to click their link. That’s clickbait. Dunno why you’re so defensive of it.

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            The first likely isnt, the rest absolutely are.

            What do you think clickbait is exactly? Because it seems like you may just have no idea what it actually means.

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              4 months ago

              Seems like you have no idea what a headline is 🤷

              All three contain the same amount of info, but you somehow found two of them unacceptable?

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                  You’re aware that you arbitrarily declared 2 of my examples clickbait despite all three containing the exact same amount of information?

                  Are you aware of anything at all? Why the fuck would I care how you define words that you apply with zero regard to consistency or accuracy?