News sites largely care about what brings in the money - when a wave starts, they all pile on, and the ad revenue goes up for a while. I don't entirely blame t

News sites largely care about what brings in the money - when a wave starts, they all pile on, and the ad revenue goes up for a while. I don't entirely blame them - it's driven by extremely perverse incentives, and alternatives haven't worked out (yet). But it's undeniably terrible for everyone, and IMO contributes to undermining their usefulness.