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"Symptom Number Two will shock you!"
by huffmsa 9y ago
"Symptom Number Two will shock you!"
- lawl 9y agoI'm not sure why you were downvoted. That title is pretty much the definition of clickbait.
- huffmsa 9y agoA bunch of hardasses who don't like jokes or people who actually think the BuzzNow content on their Facebook is enjoyable.
- aklemm 9y agoOr people who understand the reality of getting stories read.
- ghusbands 9y agoMaybe because sarcastic quips are a poor way to get a point across. Simply pointing out the title is clickbait and perhaps suggesting an alternative would be useful.
- huffmsa 9y agoWho am I to say what a good title is? I'm certainly not the editor or the NYT (no one is, they fired their editorial staff). But I am the person to say "this title reminds me of tropy drivel which I've seen over the past few years, and I'll supply the appropriate subheading."
- ghusbands 9y agoSomething like that would have worked better, indeed. To be clear, the HN guidelines for commenting [1] say "don't be snarky". https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html