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> this is what's wrong with the internet today. This is what's RIGHT about the internet today! Anyone can create a website and put whatever they want on it. Yo
by machinerychorus 5y ago
> this is what's wrong with the internet today.
This is what's RIGHT about the internet today! Anyone can create a website and put whatever they want on it. You may have a specific vision for what makes a "good" website, but you don't get to control what other people post. If you don't like it, ignore it! The internet isn't meant to be a homogenous bulletin board, it's meant to be a way for everyone to share whatever information they want to.
- whoomp12342 5y agoare you seriously arguing that clickbait is a good thing?
- machinerychorus 5y agoI'm arguing that free sharing of information is a good thing. "clickbait" is a phenomenon arising from specific incentives. I am arguing that the internet should be as free as possible, but I also think we should realign incentives so that clickbait is no longer an effective strategy (e.g. website revenue that isn't attention-based, increased public education).
- whoomp12342 5y agohow is this article NOT attention based?