Article used the word "meanness" so I did too. Which is, of course, not remotely a "hidden" rule, and may be one of the best known rules of the Internet. Penny

Article used the word "meanness" so I did too. Which is, of course, not remotely a "hidden" rule, and may be one of the best known rules of the Internet. Penny Arcade gave it a name, years ago: The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory. So the headline's not just uselessly hiding info to be clickbait, it's lying.