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Stupid framing click bait. Honestly this site is better than this.

• onphonenow 5y ago
  The site has changed a lot in the last six months. The click bait. The outrage push posts etc. I think this is the new normal.
• pettycashstash2 5y ago
  I disagree.
• selfhoster11 5y ago
  I'm seeing more and more links with clickbait titles here on HN, but it's the source article that chose to have one. I know that the submission policy is "copy and paste the title exactly as is", but maybe it's time to add some rules to deal with the real problem this poses. IMO, if crucial information is missing, add it (aka "books don't work" is clickbait. "[X type of] books don't work, isn't). If the title is just plain clickbait, think of a half-sentence that communicates the thrust of the article and use that instead. It cannot possibly be as bad as the original title if you at least try.