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This title is a prime example of what he denigrates in his essay. He should change it to: "I am 75% sure Strong Opinions Loosely Held Might Be the Worst Idea
by rjkennedy98 7y ago
This title is a prime example of what he denigrates in his essay. He should change it to:
"I am 75% sure Strong Opinions Loosely Held Might Be the Worst Idea in Tech"
- dwighttk 7y agoAt least “might” is in there
- dwaltrip 7y agoEh, I'm sure the version with "might" simply has a higher click-through rate than the version without. Uncertainty and ambiguity are key characteristics of clickbait.
- gridlockd 7y agoNo, the "might" is a necessary weasel-word that keeps the author's integrity safe from having made a (perhaps ludicrous) claim that is highly questionable or just wrong. It is generally overread and therefore fairly neutral in terms of click-through. In cases where integrity is given up on, you won't find weasel words, e.g: https://www.zergnet.com/ https://www.zergnet.com/
- ipince 7y agoWhy? The uncertainty is implied by the use of the word "might"
- SideburnsOfDoom 7y ago> He should change it to: "I am 75% sure Strong Opinions Loosely Held Might Be the Worst Idea in Tech" I'm fairly sure that you meant to say He should change it to: "I am 75% sure that 'Strong Opinions Loosely Held' is the Worst Idea in Tech" Otherwise it's just double-qualified.
- skybrian 7y agoA better way to fix it would be to stop talking about what's the "worst idea". That's just hyperbole; there's no need to compare bad ideas and choose which one is worst, and no serious attempt is made.
- dwaltrip 7y agoIt's pure clickbait. "Worst X in Y" is one of the prototypical clickbait phrases.
- Tade0 7y agoComplete with a "click to tweet quote" to spoon-feed you the exact phrase that you should be sharing on social media.
- dtrailin 7y agoI'm pretty sure that the irony here was intended on the part of the author.