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It's not clickbait just because you made an assumption from a title and that assumption was incorrect.

• greenbit 4y ago
  Click bait tries to induce a reflexive response, typically by trying to induce fear. E.g. something like "Safety Feature Quietly Being Removed from Linux Kernel"
  • eterm 4y ago
    I think you're confusing necessary and sufficient conditions.
    • greenbit 4y ago
      Ok, it can be other things than fear. Like the you-may-have-won, or incredible-breakthrough, probably many more. Fear is sufficient, but not necessary.
• gibspaulding 4y ago
  I don't know that it was intentional, but I clicked the link thinking it translated to something like "Someone highly involved in Linux kernel development is about to step down". Maybe not click bait in the typical sense, but I was baited into clicking it. You get a pass for cheeky titles though when the article is actually interesting and well written like this one.