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> FFS just give me ingredients and steps. The commonly believed reason is that a simple list of ingredients and steps would not be copyrightable. So they add f
by krisoft 2y ago
> FFS just give me ingredients and steps.
The commonly believed reason is that a simple list of ingredients and steps would not be copyrightable. So they add fluff which can be copyrighted.
- unholiness 2y agoI mean it's pretty clearly just to get you to scroll past more ads. You would not need nearly so much text just to qualify for copyright.
- vundercind 2y agoI thought it started with the google algorithm rewarding more body text and high linger-time. Sites that just present info concisely are down ranked (then google extracts the concise info from long time-wasting sites and puts it directly on their search page—a whole thriving ecosystem of bullshit jobs, but at least now we can automate every part of that!)