Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/08/01/todays-dumbest-clickbait-for-august-1-2024.html
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I automatically mute all clickbait, including pointless aggregations of clickbait.
With some contributors I click for the content, and with some contributors…
I never use clickbait. That’s probably why I rarely catch any clicks.
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So very same.
If enough of us mute it, will it all go away?
I kind of like the clickbait roundup. It reminds me of the “This week in dubious tabloids” posts that BB used to have.
Sort of scratches an idle itch: low level curiosity as to the answer, but not invested enough to actually find out.
The “Show Full Post” button is still refusing to work for me.
And, y’know what, thank fuck for that.
The Atlantic, man. I just can’t with that stupid magazine. “The Real Reason People Aren’t Having Kids” is that people can’t fucking afford to have kids. More and more of them can’t afford rent, food, and utilities.
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