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I'm a bit unclear what "link bait" would be but I do think that the title is a tad misleading and sensationalistic but in a good way. It's like pitching a VC yo
by spinlock 16y ago
I'm a bit unclear what "link bait" would be but I do think that the title is a tad misleading and sensationalistic but in a good way. It's like pitching a VC your problem statement. You'd be a fool to be pedantic about it. You want to catch their interest so that they'll listen to the rest of your pitch. The title does the same thing. No one would read the blog post if it was titled "How 4 Deaths Delayed an Indeterminant Amount of Government Revenue for an Indeterminant Amount of Time."
- forgotAgain 16y agoAgreed that titles are meant to attract but this specific case I believe goes beyond that. It left me with a negative impression of the NYT. A feeling that I had been misled.