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> "Fatal flaw" is quite a hyperbole, I think one should just assume headlines are hyperbole and live with it. No one would read the article "A nuanced critique
by alkonaut 6y ago
> "Fatal flaw" is quite a hyperbole,
I think one should just assume headlines are hyperbole and live with it. No one would read the article "A nuanced critique of ownership semantics" no matter how good it was. The only reason we are discussing it is because someone chose to make it hyperbolic. That's unfortunate but it is what it is.
- rq1 6y agoI would read it. The article is crap overall given what the title promised.
- alkonaut 6y agoI’d do it too - but we wouldn’t see it because it wouldn’t be here on the front page, so we’d be much less likely to even stumble across it.
- petertodd 6y agoAn advantage of reserving language like "A Fatal Flaw in Foo" for situations where there really is a fatal flaw in Foo is it gives headlines more dynamic range.
- a1369209993 6y agoThe problem with that is that you can't actually have that advantage because of headlines like this one engaging in loudness wars.