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11-21-2017, 12:45 PM | #1 |
Snowflake
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Clickbait, Translated
The "recommended from the web" section at the bottom of articles makes a really pathetic attempt to grab your attention.
If you've ever opened a clickbait link, you know this is what you'll get:
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11-21-2017, 01:01 PM | #2 |
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amazing how little it's changed since the Awl wrote this article in June 2015: A Complete Taxonomy of Internet Chum
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11-21-2017, 01:14 PM | #3 | |
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Regarding the screenshot of clickbait I posted here, what stood out to me is how much the content is just copy/pasted information from Wikipedia, etc. --like "a list of things" or "a picture of a thing" ... SO LOW-EFFORT. Sad!
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****************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio |
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11-21-2017, 01:28 PM | #4 |
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Some days, I feel like I've spent a lifetime fascinated with the Internet, and now, I hate it.
~ could be just me though ~ |
11-21-2017, 01:37 PM | #5 |
Snowflake
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Not to worry--Ajit Pai is ending net neutrality, so the problem will fix itself.
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****************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio |
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