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>This is a typical journalistic title, and not at all the same as the modern notion of clickbait I can see where you're coming from (since the article does con
by garblegarble 8y ago
>This is a typical journalistic title, and not at all the same as the modern notion of clickbait
I can see where you're coming from (since the article does contain interesting details and isn't just restating the headline), but I think this title sits closer to modern clickbait, in the spectrum that runs from dry description to full-on clickbait.
I will admit, that this style of title has always infuriated me in particular: it feels like the editor is infantilising their audience by imagining the public only know the things that journalists decide to write.
Also I'd personally expect a journalistic title to at least mention the subject. Even something as simple as "Robert Langlands: the mathematician you've never heard of" would be a big improvement