This Facebook Page Reduces Clickbait Articles To A Single Line, And Here Are 35 Times It Did Just That (New Pics)
As the name implies, clickbait is a form of false advertisement online. It usually comes as a link to a website with a sensationalist headline, and it has become the laughing stock of the internet.
"You won't believe what this celebrity said." "Ignoring that symptom will cost you your life." You've seen it, you hate it, you get the idea.
Luckily, there's a fun little project that tries to put an end to this dirty practice by showing just how redundant and cringey it actually is — Stop Clickbait opens up these publications and reduces them to a single line. It then shares the phrase together with the original title next to it, and the stark contrast proves that we do, in fact, need to stop clickbait.
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It's a big eye in the sky watching us and I simply refuse to believe otherwise
I'm guessing a few people wouldn't mind catching it from there if he's the spreader
Stop Clickbait started in May of 2016. "I am an advertising major so over the years I've become very cynical when it comes to advertising," the project's creator Daniel told Bored Panda about its origins.
"I am quite fascinated by the spread of online ads and started to think it would be not only hilarious but also useful to many to go against the economy of the internet; ad revenue. Within a few days, it blew up with viral posts across social media channels and since then there have been vast amounts of support coming from all over the world. Since then, we have expanded into 10 different pages to specialize in different categories of clickbait as well as in 12 different countries around the world."
Whoa how many times you using a towel in a day?
Load More Replies...I wash my towels on the weekends. Weekly is pretty standard right, or should I be concerned?
I think it implies every 3 to 4 days, assuming people bathe once a day.
Load More Replies...Well if your like me and have teenagers you don't want to use them towels
Everyone gets one bath towel and one multi purpose towel fresh and clean. Once a week.
Load More Replies...Freshly showered, I am the cleanest thing in the house, including the towel. So the towel should get cleaner every time it touches me, right?
People like you are responsible for so much bad stuff in the world. Washing towels after every use. Hopefully your region runs out of drinking water soon.
Load More Replies...oh that drives me NUTS!! if u have to was your bath towel after one use, you obv need to step up your game in that shower
Honestly it's the top of the displays because I used to have to audit grocery stores and I found so much stuff up there like old cookies.
I would've said the shopping trolleys/carts when people let their kids stand in them
The checkout belts/self check should be on this article too. Do they ever clean the nasty milk drippings up? Skeeves me out any time I have to set something porous on there.
All our stores (NY) here were thoroughly cleaned belts before the next customer could use...DURING the pandemic, not so much now.
Load More Replies...Singing (for some people) can also speed up the spread of headaches in their immediate vicinity :P
I would have guessed "coughing on everyone if you have the virus".
Singing without a mask 🎭.. Speeds up the spread of Covid! 😋 Im speachless, but I can still Ding! 😅😅🎼🎵🎶
Oh that's why my daughter's school banned singing and choir class
The BS never stops. Gaslighting the public by the media or government has created long lasting and deep mistrust. Heavy sigh
Just checking, you know this is fake, right? Edit: never mind, I misunderstood the point of the article.
Load More Replies...At its peak, Stop Clickbait has had a team of over 100 volunteers from around the world. There were people that specialized in things like graphic design, communications, and even computer programming.
Daniel said everyone who has been involved in the project was really passionate about fighting for the cause, and finding volunteers has generally been quite easy.
Not sure what's worse, that someone gave their 2 year old a $12000 backpack or the fact a $12000 backpack exists
Why would I ever buy a $12,000 backpack? Unless it also comes with a car.
Why do people keep on following these vacuous, self centered awful family, it beggars belief
That's so f*****g gross. I used to get irritated when my kids were two and would lose a $5 toy but a 12k backpack? So stupid.
I can't be mad if I had there money I would spoil my kids I know it's not right but I grew up poor
Plus new kinds of wind turbines are being tested that are less noisy, not dangerous to wild life and work in any wind direction.
Load More Replies...That's not a lot... The only reason we continue use coal and other fossil fuels is because the people in power own the mines and wells and they won't profit from what is basically free energy
Well, that and the fact that wind power isn't a reliable continous source of power.
Load More Replies...That's roughly 12,146 turbines in each of the 48 main land states. I think that's doable.
Silly question. Everyone knows turtles can't fly!
Load More Replies...That's actually not that many. There are states that can take much more than that and still have room.
Can you imagine if you could use a wind turbine in a funnel that could take the full force of a tornado
9 years.... 🙄 Their first argument? 🤔 Somehow I doubt, that they where 9 years in their marriage without an argument! 😊 That is an accomplishment. 💕
What kind of monsters are they what person listens to an envelope I can see me in that situation .... my wife honey we got a gift from Marie but we can't open it until our first argument me: shut up with your perfect face and nice body and lovely attitude now open the damn gift
So married for nine years before they had a disagreement?........ B******T!!
Maybe it was their first disagreement after re-discovering Auntie's gift in the closet?
Load More Replies...I wonder if they tried to see how long they could put off opening it.
Also they had their first disagreement 9 years later hahaha that is hilarious
The impressive thing is that this couple didn't have a single disagreement for NINE WHOLE YEARS!
They didn't have their first disagreement for NINE YEARS?? I call shenanigans
Daniel and his team believe that at least a couple of things should happen for clickbait to disappear. "First, social media companies need to provide tools to content producers to incentivize them to keep their content on their social media page," he said.
"One way they can do this is to provide options to generate revenue by posting [directly] on social media like Facebook or Twitter." In other words, content providers shouldn't have to redirect their social media followers elsewhere.
"Another thing we fight for is to promote media literacy," Daniel added. "By being able to read a headline and tell the difference between a journalist with integrity or simply someone using sensationalism to generate a click, the user can make an educated decision on who to support."
We've interviewed the alligator. His responses will tear you apart (like our reporter).
Success usually comes by way of money, money usually* comes by way of success. *or mommy and daddy
Load More Replies...Not sure if that's true. I wake up 4am everyday because that's when my 9month old is up for the day. Not feeling very successful.
Chiming with my little monster, 8.5 months. Too much, and I forgot what the post was. No seriously I can't remember
Load More Replies...A quick google search of the most successful people on earth reveals that the top 5 wake up between 6:30 & 7am. I checked 5 billionaire, also checked serena williams, beyonce and Obama. So, this is false
Being a billionaire does not necessarily mean that you yourself are successful. First check if they were born into money themselves.
Load More Replies...The most successful people are born with unadulterated access and privilege.
Ok... so.... I will stay married and my husband will get a divorce, then? Lol (we have a 10 year age gap)
My husband and I have a 16-year gap and are going strong 30 years later. I was 21 and he was 37. So, I guess we are doomed.
Load More Replies...Oh s**t... I have 7 months months left and I don't even have a girlfriend.
Better find one quick or else tHe InTeRnEt SaYs yOu’Ll Be DeVoRcEd
Load More Replies...I just turned 34 and I'm unmarried...I guess my luck has run out. Let me look up some divorce lawyers in the event that I do get married at some point. Lol
I'm gonna need some evidence to support such an outlandish claim.
Load More Replies...The only way not to get divorced is to stay together. If there is no abuse, then you need to think about fighting for your relationship. But do NOT "stay together for the kids".
Yes but The number one cause for divorce is marriage
Load More Replies...I was 22 and my wife was 18 when we got married. Just celebrated our 20 year wedding anniversary this year. Don't listen to the critics. Communicate and grow together or grow apart. It's that simple.
The team thanks everyone around the world that has been using the hashtag #StopClickBait by themselves to spoil clickbait they find online.
"We've heard from hundreds of people that they've gotten banned from Facebook pages because they keep spoiling their clickbait in the comments. Awesome. We are the little people joining together to fight against the media giants, and we're having an impact. It's time to fight against the economy of the Internet; it's all in the name, it's time to stop clickbait."
Will I be able to get into the park for free if not it's A turnaround trip I'll make it there say oh I'm in Orlando then get back on the plane to go home
To be fair he's right, anyone can be an expert by reading/studying. Doesn't guarantee you'd get a job or make any money though
But that's not even true though? There's plenty of people who can't (nor could) become an expert at something (let alone "anything", which I'm pretty sure is pretty rare. A lot of people could be an expert at *something* but definitely not at *anything*).
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure you can't be an expert in the vast majority of fields just by reading books... but for me, just "knowing things" doesn't make you an expert... practice and being involved are part of expertise...
Too bad he doesn't know the three words to turn himself into a compassionate, empathetic human being.
Not in hydrology, though. He''s astonishingly idiotic when it comes to tje differences between surface water ans drinking water...
I thought they meant the dog's body. It's 6am here so I'm still waking up.
If you had woken up at 4 am, you would have been more successful and understood it better. And been richer as well. ;)
Load More Replies...I've never met a Pitt Bull that wasn't OBSESSED with getting faces and licking faces.
Cats care about our faces. Our faces are soft and meaty and are where they start eating us when we die.
What if he says "Next is Xlandorf the Impeccable from Saturn" 😳😳
Oooh, I remember many Trump fans posting comments along the lines of "this time he'll be wrong" and "first time for everything" and "so much for his streak". The poor little things :)
Silly goose! Everyone knows our lord and savior Jesus Trump actually won the election! Those dirty liberal weasels stole the election! (Sarcasm)
Load More Replies...Wonder what the foundational thread is to his predictions? Is it the decline of education of the masses or the decline of morality, and/or the rise of universalism? curious.
The last time the British let the public choose a name, they named a research submarine 'Boaty McBoatface'. They're lucky they didn't end up with 'Monkey McMonkface' this time.
Boaty McBoatface was the best name in the history of the universe, lol.
Load More Replies...Very, very handsome. He has more than earned his name.
Load More Replies...It's not really clickbait if it's the BBC as they are not funded by advertising, and you won't have to scroll past loads of adverts to see their content.
especially because elephants are at such a critical place right now... we need to be preserving genomes of the animals we still have, not trying to recreate the ones we've lost :(
Load More Replies...That's actually an interesting article worth the read. The headline isn't even particularly sensationalist. I don't think this one really counts as clickbait.
"Flat belly" is what I don't like about this. Say lose weight or cut calories or something.
I carried two babies to full term after previously losing 60 pounds, there's no way I'm to have a flat belly no matter what I eat.
A dream diet for anyone with fructose malabsorption - NOT. This would achieve the exact opposite.
acorn squash is a gourd, not the acorn you are thinking of. i hope i helped clear this up :) /gen
Load More Replies...tbf "eat this not that" (where OP summarized from) told me monster would kill me a few years ago, but I'm still here
Load More Replies...There is also the fact that the price it is an edict from the CEO, as he sees this combo as one of the signatures of Costco. There have been new MBA types hired who have suggested raising the price, and the CEO threatened to fire them if they brought it up again.
Oh he did more then just threaten to fire them he's been quoted as say ‘If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out.’”
Load More Replies...The chicken bake is far better, if you can get it in your region. $3 for a huge chicken bacon ranch wrap? And the wrap is actually cheese bread? All my yes!
I got 4 and now i feel the power coursing through me. I can now levitate buildings and read minds. The most wisest thing i just did was figure out that 2+2 is 4 which i doubted my whole life
Load More Replies...I've lost track of how many articles just repeated that same info over and over again. But the titles and opening paragraphs acted like they were revealing the previously hidden secrets of the universe.
Social? I don’t think so, the tyranny of being surrounded by idiots is too overwhelming
What the everloving insanity is this?? Ohhhh, another list comparing yourself to non existent people so you can stay feeling shitty about your self worth. This is just cruel
Hang on, I'm pretty sure you read, don't think you know everything (although I know you to be intelligent) AND you are social. I find you open minded when discussing serious topics. And don't forget kind and a sense of humor. Not bad at all !!!!
Load More Replies...Or just make sure to drink enough water with your alcohol and stop before you are absolutely wasted. The single "good" part about drinking is the stage where you are a bit tipsy, anyway.
I get to that stage for about 5 minutes before the hangover begins. I got genetically gypped, most women on my mother's side are like this.
Load More Replies...To be honest I would rather conduct my own experiments to find out. Preferably in reverse alphabetical order
"Avoid Drinks with This Common Ingredient to Avoid Hangovers!" (Alcohol) (To avoid sugar hangovers? Avoid sugar.)
The older you get, the worse they are. They also last a lot longer too.
This is true, I will only drink silver Patron and I never get a hangover. EVER!
Or so like every other red blooded person get drunk get a hangover and tell god I'll never do it again if I can live them do the same thing next weekend
"Christian Pastors earn such exhorbetent money that this pastor could give away $12000 to a waitress. Makes news, as hundreds of his parishioners live on the poverty line and pay his bills". Fixed it.
I am not religious. But I know for a fact that only a small percentage of ministers/pastors get rich. Most have small to moderate sized congregations who are at most middle class. Some have such small congregations that they have to service multiple churches to make a living. Many of these people have sacrificed a cushy lifestyle in order to be able to minister to people.
Load More Replies...I think most people are when they give birth. Plus the fact that the prisons, er, I mean, public schools don’t like to teach us about sex because it’s “not appropriate” for school and the parents that are supposed to teach them that stuff are apparently not adults and don’t want to talk about it
Load More Replies...This shows the beauty of humanity, that even in our heartbreak we can still be kind, thoughtful, and helpful. Instead of shutting down he helped another struggling human
Giving away money that’s not really yours to some random person instead of back to his parishioners is really sad to me. Most church going people are lower middle class to poverty and still want to give 20% of what they barely have to the church… 😟😢
Load More Replies...I don't get why some people are so anti kid-leash. It keeps the kid close while giving them more freedom than holding their hand would, everybody wins.
I don't get it either, just for the fact they won't get lost (or much worse!) it's a win
Load More Replies...My younger toddler brother would run away for no reason. He was about to get run over by a car once (a matter of inches) when he just crossed the road without looking.
Mine were blue and had merry go round horses on them. They fastend harness wise round my chest. All kids had them in the sixties in the UK.
Can we please call it something besides a leash? Some toddlers need a harness.
Mine used to play hide and seek in the stores. One day we were in Mark's Work Warehouse. I was looking for clothes. Me and her dad were there with her. There was no one else in the store besides one or 2 sales staff. She slipped out from our view for one second. We were all looking for her under racks, trying to find feet. And then one of the staff saw her head peeking out of a circular clothing rack and she was standing on the bottom bars. Her dad gave her a good a talkin' to when we got out of the store after we got her to apologize to the staff.
Exactly what I was thinking. The rest of her face? Pretty normal. Just that one weird mouth thing freaks me out.
Load More Replies...For one (The artist formally known as) title belongs to prince besides that I have no problem at all with what she call herself
Well she’s not called “artist formerly known as grimes”, the article is just saying she was formerly known by a different name.
Load More Replies...I remain acutely dissapointed in the lack of truly Machiavellian and world dominance obsessed super rich villains . . . . .Musk is a rambling idiot with a hobo girlfriend, bezos is just bizarre in his lack of insight, Zuckerburg is a poorly programmed robot . . .where are the super villains with majestic and complex plans to control the world . . . . .im super dissapointed.
And people thought men are just horny... in fact we have been trying to keep ourselves healthy
Who?? What?? When??? Where?? Don’t bother answering any of those questions. I will be out watching my vegetable seeds sprout. Much more rewarding entertainment
He broke the COVID protocols. What else is there? And again, you're missing the point of this list.
Load More Replies...Well the headline itself says it. *Edit* here's to the nit pickers- the partial summary along side the headline says it all. Ffs that sounds abso fruiten lootely stupid
So they actually did a test in the UK a few years back. They had 100 12 year olds sit an exam that they wouldn't normally sit until they were 16. Then they sat another test of the same standard, this time 50 of them were given a blueberry smoothie before the test and the others were given water. Every single child that had the smoothie improved their performance by at least 11%. Those that had the water showed no improvement. They did it with other drinks as well but generally only yielded between 1-5% improvements, Coca cola was the second best with an improvement of 8%.
In the Cayman Islands, for instance, offshore companies are not taxed on income earned abroad, and there is no taxation of Cayman international business companies. The Cayman Islands has no income tax, no corporate tax, no estate or inheritance tax, and no gift tax or capital gains tax, making it a pure tax haven.
Not really true. In practicallity yes. But most tax havens use the term territorial tax. In other words money is taxable if it is earned in that country. If the money is made outside the country, the taxhaven countries views are that they don't have a right to tax it. But there are lots of places like this, not just Caymans or BVI. Hong Kong works the same way and could be used as a tax haven. Only difference is that hong kong doesn't allow mailbox companies, all companies need to have a physical presence. But how much would it cost to rent a broom closet if you are planning to pay less taxes. Because that the next issue. Tax planning isn't illegal. Tax avoidance is. The difference? If you did it from the start, you are fine. If you change your mind and try to hide, its illegal.
Load More Replies...Isn't that more than he paid in US taxes to "Make America Great Again?"
you missed the FOREIGN governments, so I understand your guess
Load More Replies...No, it won't. It will become just another 'flu-like infection that we can take an annual shot for. The ideal result for any infectious disease is to be so virulent that everyone catches it, but so innocuous that no-one takes precautions, or even knows they caught it. Imagine a bug that almost no-one catches - it wouldn't be very successful. Similarly a bug so potent it kills within a few minutes of being caught - it would be easy to spot so would be easy to isolate it and stop it in its tracks. By wearing masks we are, by a process of darwinian selection, encouraging the strains that are more infectious to become dominant. By vaccinating we are discouraging the development of more innocuous strains.
It will not. The 1918 flu is still around, and still killing people. It's now called H1N1.
It will end when we collectively stop giving a crap. Its here it's never going away. We will all develop immunity/resistance to it. There will be variants and flair ups.
Load More Replies...In the netherlands we just let go of all the covid rules. Only in hospitals we have tot wear a facemask. Offcourse you still need to get tested when you have symtomps and stay at home when you are positive but otherwise we are free. We are treating it like just a flu. Maybe not for long but we shall see..
You can dislike someone and still have tact you know. Don’t wish death anywhere.
Load More Replies......it wouldn't matter though. Did you even read the title?
Load More Replies...Interesting, they just said in their new podcast they've agreed to continue even if one of them die.
Gosh . . . . . . is this one of those shows on the tv? Did we ever find out who killed JR . . . . . .
Not that you should have known this by any means, but I believe it's the longest running live action sitcom in history.
Load More Replies...It's a kitchen store that's really nice, and not as expensive as Williams Sonoma. And Sur la Table has a much wider variety of kitchen & dining stuff. I was very sad when the store in my city closed.
Load More Replies...I thought that was a fictional store on South Park holy hell I'm dumb
In upper end restaurants, Monday is the day that head chefs are most likely to have off. It’s also the day they’ll go out and eat in competitors’ restaurants to get ideas and generally be obnoxious. We used to call it “Wanker Monday” due to all the vexatious complaints we’d get about the food.
Load More Replies...That's actually the day you want to go cuz it's less busy and the servers can pay more attention and the cooks can give your food that missing ingredient called love.
I'm none the wiser. I would still have to read the article to understand the full context.
I THINK it's because men in Asia in that time had long hair too and that's why she did not need to cut her hair. Just a guess tough. And even if this is true, I do net get why this makes it an Asian-American movie.
Load More Replies...I'm thinking they actually worded their summary wrong? It should say the fact that she cut her hair in the movie made it Asian-American. I have heard of this before. Audiences in China mocked and derided the scene because men in that time period would have had long hair tied up. It was non-sensical and made it obvious the movie was really made by/for Americans who more often associate longer hair with femininity. I think I read that Disney knew this, but thought for Americans it would be a more powerful scene to have her cut it because it showed her dedication to the plan and to saving her father. So they left it in anyway.
The cartoon Mulan was god-awful (speaking as an Asian American). The live-action used some unethical filming practices so I can't say I liked it much better.
My husband (3rd generation Chinese-American) said he and his family enjoyed it and thought it was funny. He loves his heritage but also sometimes feels somewhat removed from his Chinese background culturally. He never learned to speak Chinese, etc. I can understand the movie coming across less favorably to some people than others.
Load More Replies...Sorry. but I refuse to support corporate owners who are extremely prejudice against people and then use their religion to justify that bias
I second that. Keep your religion out of your business.
Load More Replies...I mean, c’mon: “best drive-thru????” is a little relative. It’s akin to asking which is the best crack rock. Pretty much no drive-thru provides nutrition or goodness, so why does it really need to be qualified?Just go to the one that provides your favorite indulgence. Also, f**k this place and their religious and political activism.
Every time I go past no matter what time of day the drive-thru is full of cars.
That tells you something doesn’t it! They have fantastic chicken.
Load More Replies..."And the best drive-thru in America is......" DUN DUN DUN "CHICK-FIL-A!!!" Congratulations!!!
Chick-fil-A is alright if you like really bland, dry chicken
Load More Replies...As an Australian the only thing I know about Taco Bell is that it apparently gives you the runs!
as an Australian, i can say this is a false statement. i looove taco bell & so does my 15 year old cat. it doesn't make me sick which is amazing for junk food :)
Load More Replies......I notice the person first? Then I notice the eyes and the hair and the face...
True. I'm 70 years old & I've never been in any fast food burger place that asks that question. Altho I do love 5 Guys burgers, and the fries are the best!
Load More Replies...Incidentlx, it's also the order in which people will stop giving a shite andjust throw off their masks in Celebration of rising onfections....
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV. I still remember. It means I am a gEnUs.
Oh Fox (news), you apparently have not been paying any attention to your own “news” reports. The pathetic sorry excuse for a man on the right is too busy calling government in a vain attempt to get back into the White House to be concerned about words spoken at a Presidential debate.
Cardinal rule, check as many reviews as possible from as many sources as possible before going. Once at the restaurant, ask to use the restroom before being seated. Check the cleanliness of the restroom, the windows and the menus, those three things are frequently left to the last to clean (one parent was part owner of a restaurant).
It's also a good idea to check the city/county/state restaurant inspection notices - many of them can be found online. And in my city, the restaurants are required to post their inspection certificates where customers can see them.
Load More Replies...What a load of manure. If you have a good butcher who knows how to cut meat and how to properly prep and cook those cuts, one can have a very delicious meal from nearly any cut
you argue and complain having not read what they have to say.... there has to be a worst. you would complain regardless.
Load More Replies...Good gawd people!! Your body and brain work best when there is fat in the diet, especially from natural resources. The sugar companies created a highly successful campaign to take the heat off how bad refined sugar is for humans. They blamed eggs, meat and dairy. Want to reduce fat snd especially bad cholesterol?? Cut out refined sugar, which is hiding in so many commercially produced foods. There is a condition called rabbit starvation diet, it comes from the fact that rabbits are very very lean, especially wild caught rabbits.
Yeah but you don’t usually need as much fat as you’re getting. And you haven’t read the article, which is about actual university science research and not people screaming into a void.
Load More Replies...The plant has hair-like fuzz on it that causes a stinging sensation when you touch it. It grew wild on our farm when I was growing up & I walked into some - it felt like my leg was on fire! The plant is actually very nutritious, and the leaves make a good herbal tea.
Load More Replies...I read all the entries on this post. What happened next will shock you!!
Ha ha. I've noticed recently that these clickbait articles on facebook often have a comment below summarising the story. Some kind sole has taken one for the team and saved everyone else from clicking.
Load More Replies...Clickbait always reminds me of the type of person who likes to say "I know something you don't know. Do you want me to tell you? I don't know if I should tell you."
Haha, yeah. And I say: "then don't." We have one such 5-minutes-glory seeker at work. That one will commonly say "I know this for a fact from a high-up in the ministry but don't ask me their name cos I can't tell you." (They have important sources, get it!) Then comes a pause so we can ask them. *insert cricket noises, tumbleweed, wind blowing*... No one cares to ask, duh.
Load More Replies...If it's all explained in the first paragraph of an article then I don't feel too aggrieved, but I really f****n hate the ones that spread out maybe a half page of info over 12 webpages just so they can get more ads onto your screen. If I'm looking for a recipe, I want the recipe front and proud on the first page I come to, not hidden away a dozen pages later after they've rambled on with filler for ad space. It just makes me go find another source, not want to give you ad revenue.
That’s a combination of copyright stuff (recipes can’t be copyrighted, but the stupid stories nobody cares about can be) and web search optimization. I wish the long pre-recipe articles were RELEVANT at least. There’s like a novel about this woman’s husband learning to castrate bull calves before a recipe for barbecue sauce on one website. You mix ketchup and brown sugar, I saved you a click.
Load More Replies...To me, a great rule of thumb is -- Any article that is titled by a question is either answered by "NO" or "NOBODY KNOWS" and is an utter waste of your time. Also, screw science articles and videos that spend half the article talking about some random researcher and how he grew up and what flavor of pasta sauce he likes and his dog's name and horseshit like that. Then has to reprise the entire history of the world for the next third of the article. You know they have at most 1 or 2 lines of interesting information to impart and the whole rest of the article is complete garbage.
I just Google it and get the answer faster. 9 times out of 10 the answer is stupid and useless.
I answered every leading question with "your mom" and regret nothing.
their whole lives are clickbait. they were MADE to be clickbait.
Load More Replies.....a lot of these sites are free so they rely on us clicking on them to read the article, and gain more web traffic, ad revenue, etc.. it's annoying, but hey, they're still free to use..
my faith in humanity was both restored and deleted in the reading of this
I read all the entries on this post. What happened next will shock you!!
Ha ha. I've noticed recently that these clickbait articles on facebook often have a comment below summarising the story. Some kind sole has taken one for the team and saved everyone else from clicking.
Load More Replies...Clickbait always reminds me of the type of person who likes to say "I know something you don't know. Do you want me to tell you? I don't know if I should tell you."
Haha, yeah. And I say: "then don't." We have one such 5-minutes-glory seeker at work. That one will commonly say "I know this for a fact from a high-up in the ministry but don't ask me their name cos I can't tell you." (They have important sources, get it!) Then comes a pause so we can ask them. *insert cricket noises, tumbleweed, wind blowing*... No one cares to ask, duh.
Load More Replies...If it's all explained in the first paragraph of an article then I don't feel too aggrieved, but I really f****n hate the ones that spread out maybe a half page of info over 12 webpages just so they can get more ads onto your screen. If I'm looking for a recipe, I want the recipe front and proud on the first page I come to, not hidden away a dozen pages later after they've rambled on with filler for ad space. It just makes me go find another source, not want to give you ad revenue.
That’s a combination of copyright stuff (recipes can’t be copyrighted, but the stupid stories nobody cares about can be) and web search optimization. I wish the long pre-recipe articles were RELEVANT at least. There’s like a novel about this woman’s husband learning to castrate bull calves before a recipe for barbecue sauce on one website. You mix ketchup and brown sugar, I saved you a click.
Load More Replies...To me, a great rule of thumb is -- Any article that is titled by a question is either answered by "NO" or "NOBODY KNOWS" and is an utter waste of your time. Also, screw science articles and videos that spend half the article talking about some random researcher and how he grew up and what flavor of pasta sauce he likes and his dog's name and horseshit like that. Then has to reprise the entire history of the world for the next third of the article. You know they have at most 1 or 2 lines of interesting information to impart and the whole rest of the article is complete garbage.
I just Google it and get the answer faster. 9 times out of 10 the answer is stupid and useless.
I answered every leading question with "your mom" and regret nothing.
their whole lives are clickbait. they were MADE to be clickbait.
Load More Replies.....a lot of these sites are free so they rely on us clicking on them to read the article, and gain more web traffic, ad revenue, etc.. it's annoying, but hey, they're still free to use..
my faith in humanity was both restored and deleted in the reading of this
