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This is pretty much exactly correct. This comment should be pinned to the top of this whole thread, because it does nobody any good when "alternative facts" are

This is pretty much exactly correct. This comment should be pinned to the top of this whole thread, because it does nobody any good when "alternative facts" are valued more highly than a boring truth.

mlrtime 1y ago
But then this article would be buried and the gears of the internet wouldn't continue to spin. We all know at this point that rage == clicks == ad revenue.
- lukan 1y ago
  Except this is one of the few sites not operating by this principle. (The only ads here are YC startup job offers)
  - mlrtime 1y ago
    It still operates, just stops at the ads=money part.
    - 1oooqooq 1y ago
      not really. this still push ads. they are just limited to "native ads format" (i.e. look like content to evade ad blockers) and only advertise yc companies and jobs.