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Fair enough. But on the other hand, if our headlines we're like this: > OOOOH MY GOOOOSH! - Data scientist REACTS to possible DATA BREACH by HAXORS ... I doub
by Sebb767 6y ago
Fair enough. But on the other hand, if our headlines we're like this:
> OOOOH MY GOOOOSH! - Data scientist REACTS to possible DATA BREACH by HAXORS
... I doubt it would help highlight the need for security. On a more general level, I personally don't think it's worth to trade reputation for attention via clickbait. But it might be the better option, I honestly don't know.
- deft 6y agoIn that case a computer isn't nearly killing someone. Very obviously not a fair comparison.
- grecy 6y agoAnd in the videos shown the vehicles are not going fast enough to kill any occupants either.
- Sebb767 6y agoI'm not saying grabbing attention is bad - I fully agree that the topic needs it. But those warnings might be in vain because you're not taken seriously. Imagine BuzzFeed would start to warn about a serious issue - sure, they get the attention, but with their reputation is going to be hard to get people to take their point seriously. And I hate to see ArsTechnica going in this direction.