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Then again, HN doesn't auto-collect, it's all user-submitted, which makes "click bait" basically irrelevant: a real user though this was worth sharing, and enou

Then again, HN doesn't auto-collect, it's all user-submitted, which makes "click bait" basically irrelevant: a real user though this was worth sharing, and enough folks agreed to get it on the front page?

taneq 6y ago
'Clickbait' can still be submitted by real users and upvoted, though. If the title is a tease that forces you to click on the link to resolve it, it's clickbait.