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> Batavia shipwreck reveals a key to Dutch success in 17th-century world trade And the key to success was posting clickbait headlines to Hacker News?
by dandare 5y ago
> Batavia shipwreck reveals a key to Dutch success in 17th-century world trade
And the key to success was posting clickbait headlines to Hacker News?
- noworld 5y agoYes, but back then it was called Sealbait and it was used to test loyalty. They would write enticing headlines on the outside of sealed correspondence to entice the couriers to break the seal.