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Thanks for the reply. What do you feel would be the harm if the policy was modified to > "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait o

Thanks for the reply. What do you feel would be the harm if the policy was modified to > "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait or lacks sufficient context; don't editorialize." It just seems like there's frequently times when the original title is completely baffling out of situ.

dang 6y ago
The issue there is that sometimes a little bafflement is a good thing. Not too much, not too often, but enough to make readers work a little: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20%22work%20a%20little%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que.... It slows the mind down and makes it engage a bit in figuring-things-out mode, which is good for curiosity. I think it's a valuable mechanism for interrupting the internet reflex brain, with its rapid reactions to literally everything, that mostly governs us online.