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Originally Posted by hbueno
We're never going to get away from clickbait "news". A sad state of affairs.
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This kind of clickbait is intentionally manufactured to create bias confirmation - it confirms to people that their biases, hatreds, and opinions have some basis in fact. It gives them the warm fuzzies and allows them to feel "holier than thou." Yes, it's a sad state of affairs, but it suckers people into putting their eyeballs on ad pages so it's here to stay.