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Putting the hyperbole in not only makes people click on it but it makes people be more swayed not only by reason but also by feeling . Sharing the article proba
by zitterbewegung 11y ago
Putting the hyperbole in not only makes people click on it but it makes people be more swayed not only by reason but also by feeling . Sharing the article probably makes a significant people
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- dhimes 11y agoI suspect they A/B tested it and went with what works.
- mikeash 11y agoIt sways people away because of feelings, too. I admire what the EFF does but I always have a hard time taking them seriously because of this. Also, at some point, I think integrity demands reasonable language even if hyperbole is effective. It ends up being a variation on clickbait.
- JumpCrisscross 11y agoI respect their opinions, but similarly can't make it past a few paragraphs of their PR pieces. A valuable membership benefit, for me, would be a level-headed newsletter re-writing their PR wires.