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Why HN Titles Are Awful And How You're Doing It Wrong. Bitcoin.
There is a theme of HN titles that seem to crop up from time to time, so much so over the past couple of years it's been a running joke between myself and my coworkers. Thought I'd see if anyone else noticed.
- nevir 13y agoThis. Titles like that tend to be fluff, and frequently misleading. Feels like people are more concerned with up votes than quality of content. Dramatic titles always win.
- vwinsyee 13y agoYou might enjoy this story/thread from three months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6815282 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6815282
- jastanton 13y agoThis is brilliant, and in large supports my argument :) thanks