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He said many things. Picking the one that, out of context, sounds like something irritating and controversial, is the very definition of clickbait.
by Jare 5y ago
He said many things. Picking the one that, out of context, sounds like something irritating and controversial, is the very definition of clickbait.
- fogof 5y agoThe definition of clickbait, according to Wikipedia is: > Clickbait is a text or a thumbnail link that is designed to attract attention and to entice users to follow that link and read, view, or listen to the linked piece of online content, being typically deceptive, sensationalized, or otherwise misleading. I don't see the title as misleading. I expected to see a kernel mailing list email from Linus where he says what he doesn't like about Github merges and that's what I got.
- azinman2 5y agoI actually read it in the way that Linus meant it — that the issue was with GitHub.
- nicce 5y agoNot really out of the context. And that thing was probably the whole reason why posting and starting the discussion from this specific url is interesting, as it means a lot while being just little detail.
- asveikau 5y ago"The very definition of clickbait" is an interesting topic and phrasing. Have you ever noticed that "clickbait" is often shorthand for a summary that somebody disagrees with? Like, if somebody does a summary you can disagree with, even if not maliciously or objectively wrong, people will accuse them of "clickbait". That bad faith is surmised and accusing people of "baiting" is sometimes not the greatest look, but common.