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The combination of populist/sensationalist/clickbait articles with subtle marketing seems to have some merit - see the Daily Mail with their "buy a dress like t
by mtkd 10y ago
The combination of populist/sensationalist/clickbait articles with subtle marketing seems to have some merit - see the Daily Mail with their "buy a dress like this for less" panels on the celeb articles - but that forces the content into a certain direction and is not sustainable without massive traffic volumes
- nihonde 10y agoOne thing I have learned in this life: the more you cater to the lowest common denominator in society, the more everyone plays by their rules. I understand the "Buzzfeed" concept of using populist, knuckle-dragging content to sell ads in order to fund content for people who prefer to use their brains, but I think it's an epic example of the snake eating its own tail, and a wildly pessimistic, fatalistic vision of the future.