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But the reason we call it bait and not just "fish food" is that it is there to trick the fish into doing something it does not want to do. Something is not nece

• pmoriarty 8y ago
  But there is no term like "clickfood" which would imply that the title is interesting and the corresponding article is worth reading. So people fixate on the title and call any interesting, well-written title "clickbait" regardless of whether the article itself is worth reading or not. I'm simply pointing out that such an enticing title is not necessarily bad if the article itself is worth reading. The alternative is a boring title, which is a disservice to any article worth reading.
  • BubRoss 8y ago
    > But there is no term like "clickfood" That's supposed to just be called journalism.