It's actually remarkably easy to filter it out. You're doing it right now by reading HN. Same with sub-reddits on reddit. The clickbait headlines either get re-

It's actually remarkably easy to filter it out. You're doing it right now by reading HN. Same with sub-reddits on reddit. The clickbait headlines either get re-written to better describe the actual content or are ignored altogether. Better than that you can typically skip visiting the actual piece itself and instead read the comments which are generally more interesting anyway.