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(Can't tell if joking or serious) The subset of people for whom such a title would be "clickbait" is so small and well-informed that they ought not to be falli
by throw646577 2y ago
(Can't tell if joking or serious)
The subset of people for whom such a title would be "clickbait" is so small and well-informed that they ought not to be falling for clickbait.
Everyone else understands that since it is impossible to build a sun, it must be a clever metaphor or some other intriguing novelty.
- MonkeyClub 2y agoGP is quite right that it's clickbaity. Better title would be "... its own sun reflector", but it's not as catchy for Vice.
- throw646577 2y agoHeadlines written in poetic style have existed for about 400 years before clickbait was a problem. Complaining about clickbait is one thing; ridding the world of poetic, intriguing headline and subhead writing is just going to make us miserable.
- nottorp 2y agoAre you absolutely sure that right at this moment some startup isn't gathering funding for a proper artificial sun? I mean, they don't have to succeed, just to convince the angel investors to put some money in...
- nikolay 2y agoArtificial "sun" could be and will be created... one day. By reading the title, I've thought this day has come already.
- throw646577 2y agoYou are so credulous you believed the text of a link?