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The Economist is reporting on 1 new paper ... of the 100k or so written so far. Almost clickbait :(

• naikrovek 4y ago
  do you know what clickbait is? the title of this article is not clickbait. not any kind that is manipulative, anyway. it is a headline designed to get you to read an article, yes, and in that way most headlines are "bait" for someone, but clickbait headlines specifically use manipulative techniques to both avoid telling the nature of the article at all, and still prey on a reader's curiosity, both of which encourage the reader to load the article page, often to see that the article itself isn't something the reader cares about. clickbait headlines and articles are both designed solely to create revenue from advertisement impressions. this article headline is accurate and complete, and the article is exactly what the headline said it would be. so, not clickbait at all. not even close.
  • dahart 4y ago
    Meh no biggie. Might be wrong word choice for what is still a reasonably good point; the choice to publish about an extremely controversial paper that has not even been reviewed? It is, in fact, manipulative. It is stirring drama for the purpose of increasing readership. When I Google “What is click bait?” I get this definition: “(on the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.” This article kinda does actually fit that definition. Not with manipulative wording in the title, but with choice of topic and (to parent’s point) highlighting an outlier and lacking representation for the general trends.