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I like that the HN title is (right now): "Oil plunges as much as 17% as UAE says support output hike" Whereas the real title is: "Oil records worst day since p
by Tarsul 5y ago
I like that the HN title is (right now): "Oil plunges as much as 17% as UAE says support output hike"
Whereas the real title is: "Oil records worst day since pandemic as UAE calls for output hike"
It really rubs me the wrong way they use the word "worst" because it implies that it's inherently bad. And we all know that it's neither good nor bad but complicated.
- happytiger 5y ago“Worst” probably performs better than alternatives in clickthrough rates.
- quickthrowman 5y agoIt’s not even the ‘worst’ day for oil since the pandemic, oil futures went negative ($-40 a barrel) in 2020. HN headline is much more accurate
- fknorangesite 5y agoMaybe Reuters changed it but the headline is now > Oil prices fall most in 2 years as UAE supports output hike but also, headlines like this get A/B tested. It's possible OP used the headline they saw.
- underscore_ku 5y agoyep, that was the original title