Granted this isn't even a well-thought-out essay, it is someone trying to research a quote. I don't see that as click-bait. To counter your point: do you refer

Granted this isn't even a well-thought-out essay, it is someone trying to research a quote. I don't see that as click-bait. To counter your point: do you refer to "Popular Science" as news? or "Scientific American"? Scientific reporting isn't "news" in the context of the OPs query. The implications or context would be though (like how much it cost from a budget and if it was worth it). I'm sure you understand the point of the article because being on HN you are smarter than the average person, or are you mayyyybeee just trying to be click-baity yourself?