• Linktank@lemmy.today
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    3 days ago

    It’s clickbait because it doesn’t say the important part in the headline. Forcing you to click the article to know what the fuck they’re talking about. It’s a dick way to operate even if it doesn’t fall under the exact definition.

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      3 days ago

      Yes that can be the case, but in this situation there are multiple reasons why it’s worse, and mentioning some would make the content of the article seem as less than it really has, and mentioning all would make an excessively long headline.

      You also have to be realistic, and not call something clickbait that really isn’t.
      I agree that 9 times out of 10,such a headline is likely to be clickbait. but in this case there is actually a good reason for the headline.

      However It should have said THESE details and not just “this detail”. That mistake is probably mostly what makes it look like a run of the mill clickbait headline. Stupid mistake?