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What clickbait and ragebait? Example?
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 8mo ago
What clickbait and ragebait? Example?
- phoronixrly 8mo agoOff the top of my head -- any systemd-related article.
- JoshTriplett 8mo agoSome examples: > sudo-rs Breaks Historical Norms With Now Enabling Password Feedback By Default "Let's tell you exactly how to feel about this, commenters" > Linux 7.0 Officially Concluding The Rust Experiment "...by declaring it successful, but if we said that in the headline it wouldn't be clickbait" (In fairness, LWN did this too, but by accident rather than to provoke clicks.) > GNOME Mutter Now "Completely Drops The Whole X11 Backend" > systemd 260 Dropping System V Service Script Support "And has dozens of other features and improvements, but let's cherry-pick the one we want you to yell about in our comments section." > The Linux Kernel Looks To 'Bite The Bullet' In Enabling Microsoft C Extensions "Oh no, look at the poor kernel developers reluctantly dealing with Microsoft extensions...that they deliberately sought out and used because they prefer them over standard C, not being forced by any external factor." They know their comments section, they know what gets them posting, and they optimize for provoking comment.