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Really don't like this engagement-bait style "suddenly stops" / "have quietly" and all this stuff. It's no wonder it works. The headline from the CIA is far mor
by arjie 9mo ago
Really don't like this engagement-bait style "suddenly stops" / "have quietly" and all this stuff. It's no wonder it works. The headline from the CIA is far more staid and off the front page in comparison https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46891794 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46891794
It's not even a bad submission saying that he mirrored it here: https://simonw.github.io/cia-world-factbook-2020/ https://simonw.github.io/cia-world-factbook-2020/
- offmycloud 9mo agoHow did the word "suddenly" get into the title?
- simonw 9mo agoThat was editorializing by the person who submitted it, I didn't use that language in my post.
- ncgl 9mo agoI agree with you
- ajam1507 9mo agoIs it engagement-bait to say that they suddenly stopped publishing and removed the archives if they suddenly stopped publishing and removed the archives?
- usefulposter 9mo agoHa, yep. I recall a similar observation in December: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251912 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251912 What other engagement bait adverbs appear in HN submission titles?