We collectively accepted that titles are supposed to be memetic though. For instance readability is second to shortness. Accuracy is lower priority to impact.

We collectively accepted that titles are supposed to be memetic though. For instance readability is second to shortness. Accuracy is lower priority to impact. Our whole history with titles points to short and punchy catch copies. Purely descriptive titles only work when the reader will read the paper anyway (e.g. peer reviewing), which is far from the setting we have on HN.