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...does she learn how to write clickbait headlines?
by misuba 12y ago
...does she learn how to write clickbait headlines?
- joelrunyon 12y agoThe only thing worse than "clickbait" headlines are comments complaining about clickbait headlines. If you don't like the article - don't read it.
- lozf 12y agoI stopped reading the article after the missing "the" in the third sentence.
- mwfunk 12y agoThe headline must have changed since the link was posted to HN- it's currently "Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns", which is about as matter-of-fact and non-clickbaity as it gets. It's just a literal description of the article contents. What was it originally that was so sensationalistic?
- akerl_ 12y ago"$person does $thing and is shocked by what they find/learn/discover" is definitely in the first chapter of the Blogger's Guide To Clickbait Titles.
- pher 12y agoIt's the word shocked. You're not wrong, there is nothing wrong with the post title in itself. But the internet has caused a lot of people to falsely attribute some form of grandeur to innocuous content in order to get you to click on the article. It's the crossroads of intellectualism with capitalism. The point is we're all striving for the most clicks because clicks translate to dollars, either directly in the form of advertising, or a personal brand. But on HN, it's considered gauche to acquire links in this nature. You should be getting the clicks because the content is worthy, not the title.
- otikik 12y ago... you will be amazed at what he learns!
- swartkrans 12y agoI flagged this and didn't read it just because of the title.