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Why ? Do you really think that Bezos doesn't know Betteridge's law of headlines ?
by backtoyoujim 9y ago
Why ?
Do you really think that Bezos doesn't know Betteridge's law of headlines ?
- Swenrekcah 9y agoThat law is only valid in the domain of slanderous, clickbaity or otherwise tabloid-style headlines.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoGreat, sounds applicable then.
- Swenrekcah 9y agoJust because you dislike the premise of the question does not mean it's not a legitimate question that can be discussed and debated. The headline "Is [company/individual/country] getting to [rich/big/powerful/indebted]?" is a valid question, and very different from a headline like "Is [White House staffer] capable of [an incredible acrobatic feat]?" Edit: OK, I think I get your point that the headline is a clickbait considering the article is supposedly lacking. But my point is that the question being posed is not a question that anyone would get into legal trouble for stating as a positive fact, so the "headline law" doesn't apply.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoExcept "Is 'company/individual/country' getting to [sic] 'rich/big/powerful/indebted'?" is a matter of opinion, and when it comes to legitimacy, the last place I would look for a legitimate discussion about Amazon would be in a publication that is personally owned by Jeff Bezos.
- Swenrekcah 9y agoYou make a very valid point. I'm only saying that just because it is a question in a headline, the answer is not automatically "no".
- backtoyoujim 9y agoNo, you are wrong. It refers to when a headline asks a question ... then the answer must be no. Because if it was yes ... the newspaper wouldn't form it into a question the newspaper would state it as fact. If the owner knows that ... he might be sharp enough to use it to his advantage.