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I think we are nearing click bait here, which is becoming a more and more common on HN
by Knufen 9y ago
I think we are nearing click bait here, which is becoming a more and more common on HN
- nerdponx 9y agoHow so? It's the original title, and it aptly described the article. We are probably just becoming more sensitive and resistant to having our feelings manipulated constantly. Which I think is a good thing. Edit:On second thought, I got further in the article and it's clear that the whole "we almost kept it secret" angle is a total stretch created by the author to make for a more exciting read. Yeah, this is click bait. Although, it's cool to know that you can theoretically smash two quarks together and get a boom.
- philtar 9y agoJust because it's the same as the original title doesn't mean it's not click bait. It just means the original title is click bait too. A non clickbait-y title would explain what the article was about instead of creating mystery so you would follow through.
- kyriakos 9y agothe article was interesting to me but the title has that buzzfeed feeling to it.
- gus_massa 9y agoIf you email the mods hn@ycombinator.com , they sometimes change the title. It's better if you send an alternative, preferably the subtitle or the main sentence of the article.