The "bottom line" is that such poorly-researched, context-free articles are written to get you to click (see the NYT example), and then something contextual to

The "bottom line" is that such poorly-researched, context-free articles are written to get you to click (see the NYT example), and then something contextual to NYC (crosswalk buttons) get generalized to the whole nation. And then, true or not, people think elevator close buttons don't do anything.