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Originally Posted by wdfifteen

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.

Clickbait headlines piss me off. I usually don't click on them. Sometimes I'm curious about the content but won't click on them just because of the stupid clickbait headline.

"you won't believe what happened next" - and I'm not going to find out
"you'll never believe" - I probably already know
"the # best ____ ever"

And if they include a pic of a hot chick or part of a hot chick, I'm even less inclined to click.