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"How gum arabic, a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's, is smuggled from war-torn Sudan".
by bena 2y ago
"How gum arabic, a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's, is smuggled from war-torn Sudan".
- hnlmorg 2y agoSure. But now you have a more verbose heading that places the emphasis (by being earlier in the title) on information that’s not actually relevant to the article itself. While also making is sound less accessible to the general audience of that specific website. In short, that’s not an improvement. This is a classic case of the HN crowd not understanding that different audiences are interested in different details.
- bena 2y agoPersonally, I'd flip it around to make Sudan the lead in. And it's two words, you could make other cuts if you want. However, at this point, you arguing a matter of taste. I don't think Coca-Cola or M&Ms are relevant to the article itself. Gum arabic isn't that uncommon. I mean, this is a largely software developer focused crowd and a lot of people here were like "Ah, gum arabic".