> most disconcerting of all is to see everyday people start to adopt it. "User posts interesting observation on website. The last paragraph implies a terrifyin

> most disconcerting of all is to see everyday people start to adopt it. "User posts interesting observation on website. The last paragraph implies a terrifying view into the future." I think (hope? fear?) that it is mostly imitation. We start learning language by imitation and we never really stop. Will the clickbait we learn today go away again our stay with us? Pre-radio newspaper headlines are notorious for their crazy front page headlines. It would be interesting to analyze everyday writing from that time for traces of the front page style. If present, did those patterns go away again or did they shape language as we use it today?