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I view it more as a broken promise than a lie. I do, however, think that both are, morally speaking, on a similar level. Lying is worse but a broken promise isn
by ugh 15y ago
I view it more as a broken promise than a lie. I do, however, think that both are, morally speaking, on a similar level. Lying is worse but a broken promise isn’t all that much better.
- Steko 15y agoWhere does linkbaiting rate on this scale?
- ugh 15y agoLinkbaiting? Harmless. Also: I’m pretty sure that the author of this article actually believes that Jobs was lying. It’s not linkbaiting if the headline reflects the author’s beliefs.
- jackpirate 15y agoIt could still be linkbaiting, just a slightly less bad version of it.
- theschwa 15y agoPeople will stop linkbaiting once people stop being more attracted to linkbait. You can either use unsensational titles in protest, or write a title that will make people read your story. I apologize ahead of time for being realistic.