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"Why do these headlines suck so much? Fear. Fear of saying too much. Fear of saying something clever that someone might think is stupid. Fear of saying somethin
by blader 20y ago
"Why do these headlines suck so much? Fear. Fear of saying too much. Fear of saying something clever that someone might think is stupid. Fear of saying something revealing that might turn someone off. The headlines try desperately not to exclude anyone. In doing so, they succeed at boring everyone."
Reminds me of Kathy Sierra.
- Benja 20y agoHey, death threats aren't funny, and being afraid of a death threat is something very different from being afraid that taking a stance might hurt your bottom line.
- blader 20y agoSorry, I was referring to posts like this from Kathy: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/10/dilbert_and_the.html http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/10/dilbert_and_the.html
- zach 20y agoVery true, she's had some effective illustrations of why you never want to be in the bland middle. For one thing, that's where all the big companies are, by necessity.