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What makes it clickbait?

• trevyn 9y ago
  It does not say specifically what crisis it is referring to.
  • eli 9y ago
    Oh, yeah, that's fair. I guess I just thought it was obvious. But that's fair. It is in service of the point they're trying to make.
• tertius 9y ago
  I have very little basis for what to expect in the article: - Is this about the media not communicating what's important but rather chasing clicks/ratings? - Is this about something that is actually wrong that needs to be paid attention to? - Is this about the over saturation of non-profits and their inability to market well? I guess I'll have to see for myself.
• trophycase 9y ago
  Vague nouns: "the worst humanitarian crisis"... just say what it is! Appeals to contrarianism/moral highground-ism: "Nobody is"... obviously some people are paying attention otherwise there wouldn't be an article about it. There is also the ego reinforcement that comes with the person being one of the "nobodys" that is paying attention. Grandiose claims to grab attention: "Since world war 2"... Really? Tens of millions were killed, a genocide took place, and a nuclear bomb was dropped, and you're saying this is in second place? Give me a break. Total clickbait