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I think they’re just having fun with the title - I don’t think lwn tries to be “click baity” in the news media sense. You pretty much know what you’re going to
by troad 4y ago
I think they’re just having fun with the title - I don’t think lwn tries to be “click baity” in the news media sense. You pretty much know what you’re going to get on lwn.
- cpach 4y agoKinda like The Economist in that regard :)
- dspillett 4y ago“click bait” is very slowly taking on a more general meaning as any title or link that doesn't precisely and concisely describe the article, including where humour is being applied (like here). It is literally like the word literally often being used to mean figuratively these days, as in this example…
- coldtea 4y agoHaven't seen that use of the term in the general internet, but I see it on HN and a few literal-minded forums. Perhaps people in these places are just not big on humor and elaborate titles and just want some dry description of the contents...
- Joker_vD 4y agoThe word "literally" literally means "literally" but figuratively it means "figuratively".
- dspillett 4y agoI hadn't thought of it that way. I shall steal that pithy quote for future use!
- Dylan16807 4y agoNo it doesn't. Please never say that. Literally it means literally. Figuratively it means very. It never means figuratively.
- Bjartr 4y agoInteresting trivia: "Literally" has been routinely used to mean "figuratively" for over a century. It's definitely not a recent change in usage.