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My category of clickbait includes almost every single "Why X may be Y" headline

• vinay427 9y ago
  That's great. It doesn't even apply to this title, however. Furthermore, I'm not sure how you can convince yourself to read studies in psychology (among other fields) if you hope for certainty and absoluteness in every implication.
  • dwighttk 9y ago
    article title is "Why being a loner may be good for your health" I don't avoid lack of certainty... I've just found that article titles that conform to "Why X may be Y" are what I consider clickbait enough of the time that I only read them occasionally.
    • vinay427 9y ago
      My apologies about the title. I saw the HN title ("Research suggests...") and ignored the BBC title when I went to read the article.
      • dwighttk 9y ago
        Yeah, the BBC probably has like 3 other titles too.
        • Izkata 9y ago
          The original BBC title is in the URL: > there-are-benefits-to-being-antisocial-or-a-loner
  • ksk 9y ago
    Yes, Psychology is not really a science. I suppose certain topics appeal to the HN audience..
• tsumnia 9y ago
  Click-baity or not, the article is actually a well written literature review on loneliness; I could see this being background section of a academic paper