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The author argue for something patently false (reading the news never did anyone any good) instead of some likely true but more pedestrian claim (e.g. most of u
by gisely 9y ago
The author argue for something patently false (reading the news never did anyone any good) instead of some likely true but more pedestrian claim (e.g. most of us would be better off if we read news less frequently) with the goal of drawing attention.
Don't we call this clickbait?
- nitrogen 9y agoIt probably helps to know who the author is/was (note that I have not read the article yet): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
- plaguuuuuu 9y agoSeems more of a hindrance than a help.