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In modern usage "portal" almost always appears alongside "to another dimension!!", so it's become associated with the paranormal almost by default.
by animitronix 2y ago
In modern usage "portal" almost always appears alongside "to another dimension!!", so it's become associated with the paranormal almost by default.
- taberiand 2y agoPerhaps it's a good thing then that articles like this are using the term in a scientific context to describe something real instead of something make believe. Maybe this will reach at least one person who clicks this article thinking aliens and paranormal, and leaves with a new appreciation for how cool the real actual science and technology is instead.
- batch12 2y agoThe word portal was intentionally chosen to get the ancient alien click.
- taberiand 2y agoAgain I say - good. If a person sees this headline and thinks aliens then they could use the dose of education that the article provides.
- endofreach 2y agoWell put.
- batch12 2y agoI'd agree if it wasn't intentionally worded to manipulate these people into clicks. Flipping it to say that the clickbait is for their own good is grimy.
- HelloNurse 2y agoThe problem is that this is a title, understood in the context of other terrible clickbait titles on the web; only in titles ancient aliens are a likely occurrence, while "portal" is an appropriate term for stone structures that wouldn't have raised an eyebrow in a paragraph of description.